WASHINGTON – January 31, 2023– Philanthropy Roundtable found that overregulation in the United States may lead to fewer charities in a state, according to The 50 State Index of Charity Regulations , released today and authored by Pacific Research Institute economist Wayne Winegarden for the Philanthropy Roundtable.
Philanthropy Roundtable recently sat down with Seth Kaplan, a lecturer at Johns Hopkins University and senior advisor to the Institute for Integrated Transitions, about his new book “Fragile Neighborhoods.”
“When philanthropy is public money there is really no limit to the number of mandates that someone can dream up to try to impose on the philanthropic sector,” said Christie Read more…
As detailed in a new report from the Independent Women’s Forum, “Working for Women 3.0: A Modern Agenda to Help Women Strive and Thrive,” policies abound that expand opportunities for women by encouraging the creation of a more dynamic, innovative and flexible working world.
For those unfamiliar with the National Liberty Museum (NLM), the name itself hints at our engagement in the myriad discussions surrounding the clash of extreme ideologies and the varied interpretations of liberty. Situated in Old City Philadelphia, the museum, which is both privately and publicly funded, faces the added complexity of embodying what a liberty museum should represent during a period of significant division within the United States and globally.
As the debate around renewing provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) heats up, a new working paper claims those tax cuts reduced charitable giving. A deeper dive reveals those claims are misleading as the analysis falls short in scope and methodology, while discounting the significance of higher income and growth on long-term patterns of charitable giving.
Nonprofit organizations play a crucial role in our society, addressing various social, environmental and humanitarian needs. More fundamentally, nonprofits represent the long-standing tradition of Americans joining together voluntarily in associations outside of government to meet the needs of our communities.
With generous Americans increasingly giving back through flexible vehicles like donor-advised funds (DAFs), pressure is building to add new restrictions on these charitable giving accounts.
Two years after the Supreme Court confirmed donors have the right to give anonymously, donor disclosure threats are emerging in state capitals across the country.
Tax-exempt status should be based on an organization’s fulfillment of its charitable mission, not on the arbitrary whims of unaccountable bureaucrats.
Transitioning to a hybrid-model or fully reopening schools seems more possible than ever.
Last week, the Biden administration released its budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2023. While the budget is merely a wish list and it is up to Congress to pass any components, it serves as an interesting look into President Biden’s policy priorities.