Wisconsin Ag Connection - National/World News - Bill Would Establish Charitable Ag Research Groups

Wisconsin Ag Connection - National/World News - Bill Would Establish Charitable Ag Research Groups: Bill Would Establish Charitable Ag Research Groups
USAgNet - 09/16/2011

Bipartisan bills introduced in the House and Senate on Thursday would establish the legal structure for tax-exempt organizations focusing on agricultural research. The Senate version was introduced by Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Committee Member John Thune (R-S.D.).

Nonprofits Fight Proposal to Curb Charity Tax Breaks - Government & Politics Watch - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Nonprofits Fight Proposal to Curb Charity Tax Breaks - Government & Politics Watch - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: Nonprofits Fight Proposal to Curb Charity Tax Breaks

September 15, 2011, 9:32 am

By Lisa Chiu

Nonprofits are gearing up to fight President Obama’s plan to pay for his jobs bill in part by limiting charitable deductions. Mr. Obama wants to limit the amount all wealthy people can write off for charitable gifts as well as housing, medical expenses, and other items.

Americans for Community Development, the professional organization for L3Cs

Americans for Community Development, the professional organization for L3Cs: Legislation authorizing L3Cs is enacted as an amendment to the general limited liability company (LLC) act, rather than as a separate act. This allows L3Cs to take advantage of the flexibility of the LLC format and the existing body of law regarding their governance. Below are links to the LLC laws for the jurisdictions in which the L3C legislation has been enacted:

White House Names New Head of Social-Innovation Unit - Government & Politics Watch - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

White House Names New Head of Social-Innovation Unit - Government & Politics Watch - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: White House Names New Head of Social-Innovation Unit

September 15, 2011, 6:50 am

By Suzanne Perry

Jonathan Greenblatt, who served as chief executive of the company that oversees Good magazine and helped create All for Good, an online volunteer database, has been named the new director of the White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation.

Mr. Greenblatt replaces Sonal Shah, who stepped down in August after heading the office since it was created in 2009.

cayCompass.com :: AG: New Charities Bill will go forward

cayCompass.com :: AG: New Charities Bill will go forward:


AG: New Charities Bill will go forward
By: Brent Fuller | brent@cfp.ky
13 September, 2011
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A proposal to better regulate charities operating in the Cayman Islands that was panned by nearly every charitable organisation in the country last year will still go forward at some stage, Attorney General Sam Bulgin has indicated.

SOI Tax Stats - County Income Data

SOI Tax Stats - County Income Data: SOI Tax Stats - County Income Data




The County Income Data are based on the addresses reported on individual income tax returns filed with the IRS. The data are presented by county (including state totals) and are available for Tax Years 1989 through 2008 and include:

IRS Updates Rules for Donors and Grantmakers | Planned Giving Design Center

IRS Updates Rules for Donors and Grantmakers | Planned Giving Design Center: Recently updated Revenue Procedures address the ability of donors to rely on the listing of an organization in Publication 78, Cumulative List of Organizations for purposes of deducting contributions and for making grants from private foundations and donor advised funds. In this article, attorney David Wheeler Newman of Mitchell, Silverberg & Knupp LLP reviews these new rules and summarizes the steps donors and grantmakers should take, along with suggestions for memorializing this important due diligence.

Obama Targeting Charitable Deduction to Fund Jobs Bill | Planned Giving Design Center

Obama Targeting Charitable Deduction to Fund Jobs Bill | Planned Giving Design Center: The White House has released details of President Obama's $447 billion jobs bill. The plan proposes to finance the measure by reducing the tax benefit wealthier taxpayers receive from their itemized deductions, including the charitable deduction, to 28 percent. Thus, a taxpayer in the 35 percent top marginal bracket who gives $100,000 to charity will receive $7,000 less in tax benefit than they receive today. Similar proposals have failed in the past and charity officials are now arguing the plan would be counterproductive because reducing the tax benefit of the charitable deduction will reduce contributions to and jobs within the nonprofit sector at the same time the government is seeking to increase employment.

Boston Mayor Suggests PILOT Credit to Spur Nonprofit Hiring::

massnonprofit.org ::: September 12, 2011 — Boston-based nonprofits, such as hospitals, universities, and other nonprofits, that hire jobless city residents would get a credit of up to $1,500 off the amount they are asked to pay to the city in lieu of property taxes under a plan proposed by Mayor Thomas M. Menino.

Calif. College Fund-Raising Arms Face New Disclosure Rules - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Calif. College Fund-Raising Arms Face New Disclosure Rules - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: California Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation last week to subject state colleges’ fund-raising foundations to public-records laws, says the Associated Press.

Senator seeks new tax from nonprofits

Senator seeks new tax from nonprofits: local lawmaker intends to introduce legislation that would require the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and insurance provider Highmark, as well as major universities and other large nonprofit entities, to pay real estate taxes on all of their property holdings.

Panel calls for stricter oversight of grants | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

Panel calls for stricter oversight of grants | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram: AUGUSTA - State agencies should confirm that recipients of public grant money have adequate financial capacity and controls, the Legislature's Government Oversight Committee has concluded.

New legal requirements could help prevent a repeat of problems attributed to the Maine Green Energy Alliance, which won a $3 million federal grant but was terminated for questionable performance last winter after six months and $500,000 in spending.

Campaign Urges Obama to Include Nonprofits in Jobs Plan - Government & Politics Watch - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Campaign Urges Obama to Include Nonprofits in Jobs Plan - Government & Politics Watch - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: Independent Sector, a coalition of nonprofits and foundations, has started a petition campaign to persuade the president to include measures that would increase nonprofit employment as part of his proposal to boost the economy.

The campaign encourages supporters to post messages on Twitter using the hashtag “#nonprofits.” The goal is to persuade the White House to make sure that nonprofit groups receive the same federal incentives as businesses for creating new jobs.

Commission produces more detailed Equality Act guidance - Civil Society - Governance - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits

Commission produces more detailed Equality Act guidance - Civil Society - Governance - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits: The Charity Commission has published new guidance to help charities stay within the law of the Equality Act after charity lawyers complained that its original version was not comprehensive enough.

The guidance aims to assist charities to apply the exemptions in the new Act that allow them to provide benefits to certain members of the public and not others.

NCVO-led group to review the effects and burdens of Charities Act 2006 - Civil Society - Governance - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits

NCVO-led group to review the effects and burdens of Charities Act 2006 - Civil Society - Governance - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits: NCVO has set up a new group to lead an independent review of charity law, which will shadow the work of the government’s own review of the Charities Act 2006 due to start in November.