CA Nonprofits Urged to Oppose AB 2855
Assembly Rep. Jim Frazier (D-Oakley) recently introduced legislation in the California Assembly that the California Association of Nonprofits urges all nonprofits to immediately and vigorously oppose....
View ArticleLos Angeles Leads the Way Implementing New OMB Grant Rules
A year ago, in March 2015, we reported on a landmark development in federal grants administration. In “New Year, New Accounting Rule: But Don’t Sleep Through This One,” we warned that it was all about...
View ArticleGroup Exemptions: A Primer
We’ve heard a lot recently about national 501(c)(3)s with affiliates around the U.S. Some are merging with compatible, multi-chapter organizations; others are coming apart at the seams. With...
View ArticleA Deadlock on a Charity Board: What Then?
The dilemma has been splashed across the headlines for many weeks now: What happens if the current 8-member United States Supreme Court is evenly split on a particular case? There’s a good reason that...
View ArticleNew Law Clarifies Investment Standards for California Charities
In 2015, the California Legislature had a busy and productive year. In addition to high-profile, landmark legislation affecting the population as a whole, lawmakers passed several bills directly...
View ArticleAudits and More Audits
Organization Do-Good, Inc. is a (hypothetical) California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation with tax exemptions in good standing from the Internal Revenue Service and the California Franchise Tax...
View ArticleFunders Must Step Up – Right Now!
“Funders,” writes nonprofit blogger Vu Le, “this is the rainy day you have been saving up for.” Recently, we wrote about Mr. Le’s earlier plea for America’s foundations to step up their payouts beyond...
View ArticleFPLG COVID-19 RESPONSE TEAM
FPLG COVID-19 RESPONSE TEAM The COVID-19 crisis marks a new and frightening era for our nation and the world. Everything has been turned upside down; we are all facing massive economic and social...
View ArticleEEOC Wants More Information From Large Nonprofits
Exempt organizations with 100 or more employees may want to comment on a recent proposal by the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to significantly beef up certain reporting...
View ArticleWhen the Revenue Agent Comes Calling
Back in the early 2000’s, business scandals including Enron and Worldcom rocked the corporate world. Although that wrongdoing involved huge for-profit companies, it caught the attention of charity...
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