Government and Regulation

The Ways and Means Committee is looking into whether the nonprofit tax code is rife with abuse, allowing nonprofits to be key players in political races, rather than serving charitable causes.

Danish author Bjorn Lomborg argues the United Nations promised too much — and recommends 12 priorities.

Wealthy nonprofits, especially universities, increasingly demonstrate the same behaviors that led Congress to regulate foundations more than 50 years ago. The law should be updated to include these organizations.

Charitable donations dropped more than 20 percent during the first six months of the pandemic, but government grants soared by over 65 percent.

In his new column, former foundation president Craig Kennedy explores what he sees as problematic changes in the social sector.

Some worry that ripple effects from the landmark higher-education decision could blunt the momentum of diversity hiring and workplace programs for all nonprofits.

The rapidly expanding landscape of nonprofit, donor-backed collectives paying college athletes to promote charities may not qualify as tax-exempt if their main purpose is paying players instead of supporting charitable works, according to a new memo.

Legal experts say foundations and nonprofits could face challenges as a result of the court’s ruling today. But the decision did not go as far as some affirmative-action supporters had feared.

The cases at issue involve colleges, but legal experts say many of the diversity efforts advanced by nonprofits and foundations could soon face court challenges. A ruling is expected in the next two weeks.

Georgia has relied on its state domestic terrorism law and an unusual state-of-emergency declaration to jail the arrested activists and deny them bail for extended periods, though they were released only two days after their arrest. Plus, see this Chronicle article about the surge in gifts to bail funds and the backlash.