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Assisting Corporate Employees with Charitable Dollars: A Legal Framework

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Corporate grantmakers regularly serve the broader community through grantmaking, promoting employee volunteerism, and other activities. When may a corporate grantmaking entity focus its charitable efforts on assisting its own employees and their dependents? The answer to this question depends on…

Military Aid: How Grantmakers Can Support Military Personnel

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Americans may disagree about various aspects of war, but there is broad support for helping the men and women who are fighting in wars and the families they have left behind. Dedicated assistance groups are working to provide aid to military personnel and their relatives. This article surveys the…

Tell Your Members of Congress to Protect Philanthropy

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Find your member of Congress and their contact information We're asking you to reach out to your Member of Congress to voice concerns with provisions in the tax bill that could impact philanthropy. You may only have a couple of minutes to make your point as staff will be receiving similar…

Permissible Exempt Purposes Under 501(c)(3)

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This page outlines the range of purposes that qualify an organization for tax exemption under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It explains how the IRS and courts interpret key terms — especially "charitable" — and how those interpretations shape eligibility. Permissible Exempt…

Value of Philanthropy

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Download these one-pagers to help show the value of philanthropy in communities across the country. Generic Value of Philanthropy Value of Philanthropy in the United States These documents highlight the value of philanthropy in specific states: Alabama Arizona California…

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