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About the Council

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The Council on Foundations is a nonprofit membership association that serves as a guide for philanthropies as they advance the greater good. Building on our 75-year history, the Council supports over 1,000 member organizations in the United States and around the world to build trust in philanthropy…

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Creating a Culture of Care at HR Retreat 2022

https://cof.org/blogs/blog/2022-09-08/creating-culture-care-hr-retreat-2022
As the HR Retreat approaches each year, I crave hummus. Perhaps because we opened the first Council on Foundations and CHANGE Philanthropy HR Summit (now HR Retreat) in 2016 with dinner at a Mediterranean restaurant in San Francisco. The mezze was amazing; the night was full of curiosity. Who were…

Webinar Recording: "Conduit" or Can't Do it? What to Do When Your Grantee is not the Grantee

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Occasionally a foundation may be asked to make a grant payable to a fiscal sponsor or a fiscal agent acting on behalf of a charitable grantee. In some instances, the intended grantee may not be a legal entity or qualified 501(c)(3) public charity and a fiscal sponsor is necessary to facilitate the…

Webinar Recording: Post-Graduation Scholarships: What Are They and How Can You Use Them?

https://cof.org/content/webinar-recording-post-graduation-scholarships-what-are-they-and-how-can-you-use-them
  Interested in alleviating the student loan debt crisis and attracting needed talent to your community? This webinar is for you! Last year, the Workforce Development Through Post-Graduation Scholarships Act was introduced in Congress. This bill would allow charitable foundations to…

Summary of Requirements for Type I and Type III Supporting Organizations - A Proposed Rule by the Internal Revenue Service on 2/19/2016

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On February 19, 2016, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service issued proposed regulations regarding the prohibition on certain contributions to Type I and Type III supporting organizations and the requirements for Type III supporting organizations.  The Council is helping…

Legal and Accounting Challenges of Underwater Endowment Funds

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By Susan E. Budak and Susan N. Gary The widespread adoption of the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act (UPMIFA) across the country has already been of great help to charities, in part because the financial markets collapsed just months after the uniform act was approved. Most,…

2022 HR Retreat - Registration

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Registration Registration for the 2022 HR Retreat is now closed.    Registration Rates Members Before June 9   $299 June 10–August 31   $349 September 1-7   $379 Nonmembers June 10–August 31…

Accepting Tickets from Grantees

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Accepting and using tickets and other tangible benefits of more than minimal value raises questions for foundation managers. Review the general Tax Code rules to learn what is acceptable.

How to Avoid Self-Dealing for Family Foundations

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Slide presentation reviewing the basics of avoiding self-dealing as a family foundation.

Handbook on Counter-Terrorism Measures: What US Nonprofits and Grantmakers Need to Know

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A plain-language guide to Executive Order 13224, the Patriot Act, embargoes and sanctions, IRS rules, Treasury Department voluntary guidelines, and USAID requirements.

Council on Foundations Urges Treasury to Make Equivalency Determination Process Easier for Foundations

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Council correspondence to Treasury Department to make equivalency determination easier.

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