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April 23-30, 2024
We are asking people to sponsor an event that has free admission. The sponsor will receive acknowledgement online and on a poster at the exhibit, without any 'endorsing' language, just a listing of business name and logo. Is it safe for us to say that since we are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, their sponsorship is eligible to qualify as a charitable contribution? Answer

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Employment Law

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An employee of the Zionist Organization of America, a New York not-for-profit corporation, may...Read more

501(c)(3) status does not create jurisdiction for Title IX

Receipt of section 501(c)(3) recognition of...

Tax compliance officer fired for non-compliance

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Workers’ comp is exclusive remedy for injured employee

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Lead Stories

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April 23, 2024
A U.S. private foundation that loaned a physician on its staff to an international agency that... Read more
Utah Repeals Charitable Solicitation Registration Requirement

The state of Utah has recently, and without...

Court Affirms Trial Court Decision Denying Termination of Charitable Trust

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has affirmed a...

Student, Faculty and Donor Lists Are Not Trade Secrets

When the executive director of the Bronx...

Lessons from Litigation

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April 9, 2024

A former member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity at Chicago State University has lost a claim...Read more

Worshipper can’t stop sale of religious building

When the governing body of The Islamic...

Foundation not entitled to attorneys’ fees

A private foundation in Pittsburgh that...

Trustee loses expenses for improper distributions

The trustee of a charitable trust has lost a...

Tax Matters

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April 23, 2024

The Supreme Court of Minnesota has affirmed a decision of the state Tax Court that property...Read more

Buckeye Schedule B case certified for appeal

The Buckeye Institute case seeking to rid...

IRS issues new technical guide on (c)(8) and (c)(10)

The IRS has recently issued another new...

IRS issues Technical Guide on UBIT

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