April 2025 Congressional Recess Packet

Meeting with members of Congress and their team during district work periods are an important time to share more about your foundation’s work and how partnerships with local, charitable organizations to meet community needs. These resources will help you prepare for meetings during this year's April State & District Work Period (April 14-25, 2025).

Helpful materials for as you set up your meetings:

• Requesting a Meeting with Your Senator and Representative:
  • PDF template
  • Editable Word document (DOCX)
• Planning Your Meeting
  • PDF template
  • Editable Word document (DOCX)

Legislative Resources:

• Charitable Act 1 pager
• IRA Rollover 1 pager

Guidelines for Council members around lobbying and advocacy:

• Council Advocacy Toolkit
• Self-Defense Lobbying Rules for Public Charities
• Rules of lobbying and advocacy for Private Foundations