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- May 16, 2012 House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight Holds Hearing on Tax Exempt Organizations
- May 11, 2012 What is Transparency and What Does it Mean for Philanthropic Organizations?
- May 4, 2012 Massachusetts Legislature Considers Capping Nonprofit Executive Compensation
- May 2, 2012 What Does Transparency Mean to Philanthropy and Why Should You Care?
- Apr 26, 2012 House Committee Holds Hearing on Tax Issues Important to Philanthropy
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How Public Is Private Philanthropy, 2nd Edition
Debunking the public money myth
The Philanthropy Roundtabe has released a second edition of its 2009 legal analysis that examined the claim that charitable funds are “public money” because they are exempt from federal taxes, receive state charters, and are subject to oversight by state attorneys general. Increased calls for classifying private philanthropy as public money and important court cases, including a Supreme Court case, have since bolstered the authors’ original conclusions, necessitating a 2nd edition.
©2009 The Alliance for Charitable Reform is a project of The Philanthropy Roundtable, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.
ACR represents charitable organizations, including private foundations, family foundations, and public charities.
ACR represents charitable organizations, including private foundations, family foundations, and public charities.