
Congress, defend the common law and common sense of nonpartisanship
What could possibly go wrong if our country’s more than 1.5 million charitable nonprofits, houses of worship, and foundations were authorized to engage in partisan electioneering?
What could possibly go wrong if our country’s more than 1.5 million charitable nonprofits, houses of worship, and foundations were authorized to engage in partisan electioneering?
But many secular charities, like a lot of religious ones, do not want to mix their charitable missions with politics, sources say.
Today, the Act passed with the rider attached. In response, Delaney released the following statement:
Washington, DC - In response to the inclusion by the House Appropriations Committee of a rider (Section 116) that weakens the Johnson...
The Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits, along with the National Council of Nonprofits and state association leaders from around the country, continue to have concerns about three significant issues that will affect the charitable sector.
"The extraneous rider approved in the House Financial Services subcommittee today would impose unconstitutional and unreasonable hurdles on enforcing the law that ensures nonpartisanship and must be removed from the bill," Tim Delaney, president...
Washington, DC - In response to the attempt to sneak through a change to longstanding substantive law by including it as an extraneous rider to a spending bill, Tim Delaney, President...
Could most churches survive without their tax-exempt status?
For more than 60 years, an important provision in the federal tax code, the Johnson Amendment, has protected 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit organizations from being drawn into partisan politics, such as endorsing or opposing candidates for public...
Tim Delaney, President And CEO, National Council Of Nonprofits, Appears On Community Matters With Jay Fidell To Discuss The Future Of Nonprofits And Foundations In The New Administration.