Roger Colinvaux
Roger Colinvaux is a professor of law at the Columbus School of Law, the Catholic University of America.
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OpinionWhat the Fearless Fund Settlement Means for Philanthropic Freedom
The case underscores the urgent need for policies that protect a nonprofit’s right to address social inequities. -
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How the Fearless Fund Ruling Distorts Charity, History — and Law
The wrongheaded decision should not dissuade nonprofits committed to racial equity from doing their critical work. -
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Donor Privacy Case Before the Supreme Court Is a Threat to Nonprofit Transparency
The challenge to a California law by the Americans for Prosperity Foundation could set in motion broad changes to nonprofit tax rules that would undermine trust in all civic institutions. -
Opinion: Biden Agenda
We Need to Fix Problematic Charitable Giving Laws. The Biden Administration Can Help.
It’s time to overhaul tax laws that favor wealthy white donors, encourage delayed giving, and fail to prevent nonprofit fraud and abuse. -
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A Donor-Advised Fund Proposal That Would Work for Everyone (Opinion)
Under our proposal, donors would get some financial benefits when they put money into the fund and receive additional benefits when they send money out of the fund to nonprofits that advance the common good. -
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Opinion: How the IRS’s Stance on Donor Disclosure Corrupts the Nonprofit World
Charities still must tell the tax agency who provided major support, But the move to let all other nonprofits keep donors secret harms every nonprofit by allowing foreign nationals, influence peddlers, and outright crooks to take over tax-exempt groups. -
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Opinion: The House Tax Bill Could Be the End of Charities as We Know Them
The tax bill passed by the House of Representatives, which would allow wealthy anonymous donors to use tax-subsidized gifts to promote or oppose political candidates, would be devastating to the nonprofit world and to democracy. -
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Opinion: Politics and Charity: Do Not Mix.
Repealing the Johnson Amendment, which prohibits charities from getting involved in partisan politicking, would be disastrous. -
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Opinion: Congress Needs to Send a Message That Commercial Advised Funds Are About Giving, Not Saving
Because federal law doesn’t set any minimum spending rules or deadlines, too many donors who give through funds like Fidelity and Schwab are hurting charities that desperately need money.
