Nonprofit Nonpartisanship | Additional Resources

Additional Resources

• Conference Report on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, House of Representatives
• Joint Explanatory Statement of the Committee on Conference, House and Senate Conferees
• Comparison of House and Senate Tax Bills and Impacts on Nonprofits, National Council of Nonprofits
• Nonprofit Analysis of the Final Tax Bill Proposal, National Council of Nonprofits
• Resources on How the New Federal Tax Law Impacts Charitable Nonprofits, National Council of Nonprofits.
• Many Churchgoers Don't Know If Their Pastor Is a Republican or Democrat, Christianity Today, January 15, 2020.
• Gov. Cuomo signs new law restricting nonprofits from endorsing candidates, WIVB, Albany, NY, October 23, 2019.
• President Trump's shifting claim that 'we got rid' of the Johnson Amendment, Washington Post, Washington, DC, May 9, 2019.
• Letter to Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittees, More than 100 National Nonprofits, April 25, 2019.
• TCJA Puts New Wrinkles in Transportation Expenses for Exempt Organizations, The Trusted Professional, NYS Society of CPAs, February 26, 2019.
• Letter to Chairs Grassley and Neal, More than 100 National Nonprofits, February 6, 2019.
• Letter to House of Representatives Urging Protection of the Johnson Amendment, More than 100 National Nonprofits, December 18, 2018.
• Letter to Congressional Leadership Urging Repeal of Nonprofit Transportation Benefits, National Council of Nonprofits, December 17, 2018.
• Letter to Members of Congress Opposing Repeal of the Johnson Amendment, BoardSource, Council on Foundations, Independent Sector, National Council of Nonprofits, National Human Services Assembly, and United Philanthropy Forum, December 12, 2018.
• Fight to preserve Johnson Amendment continues amid new repeal efforts, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, September 14, 2018.
• As High Holidays approach -- and midterm elections loom - should rabbis get political?, KYW 1060, September 6, 2018.
• Nonprofit community worries Congress could scrap 'crucial' finance law Trump falsely claimed he repealed, New York Daily News, September 2, 2018.
• Congress could declaw restrictions on politicking from the pulpit -- over the objections of many churches, The Conversation, July 30, 2018. 
• This Week in God, 7.21.18, MSNBC, July 21, 2018.
• Renewed Attempt to Curtail Johnson Amendment Passes US House, Nonprofit Quarterly, July 20, 2018.
• House votes to prevent IRS from punishing churches engaging in politics, Politico, July 19, 2018.
• House Provision Permitting Political Churches Moves Forward, The NonProfit Times, July 17, 2018.
• Johnson Amendment Proposal Sparks New Backlash, CQ, July 17, 2018.
• IRS Dumps Schedule B For Associations, Other NPOs, The NonProfit Times, July 17, 2018.
• Political Issues and Christians and the Johnson Amendment Part II, Chris Legg, LPC, July 3, 2018.
• Fact Sheet on Johnson Amendment: Trump Foundation Litigation and Pending Legislation, National Council of Nonprofits, June 15, 2018.
• Political Issues and Christians and the Johnson Amendment, Chris Legg, LPC, June 26, 2018.
• Americans Don't Go To Church For Politics, Political News, April 6, 2018.
• Political Law Potpourri - The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, The National Law Review, April 5, 2018.
• Johnson Amendment Unchanged in Federal Spending Bill, Nonprofit Quarterly, March 23, 2018.
• Another Effort to Get Rid of the 'Johnson Amendment' Fails, NPR, March 23, 2018.
• Spending Bill Excludes Johnson Amendment Repeal, The NonProfit Times, March 22, 2018.
• Johnson Amendment remains intact in latest omnibus spending bill, Religion News Service, March 22, 2018.
• New Threat in Congress to Politicize Nonprofits and Foundations, Nonprofit Quarterly, March 9, 2018.
• Letter to the Senate Committee on Appropriations, February 7, 2018.
• Now What: How the New Federal Tax Law Impacts Charitable Nonprofits, National Council of Nonprofits, January 11, 2018.
• Imagine There's Only Partisan Politics, Independent Sector, January 10, 2018.
• Amending the Johnson Amendment in the Age of Cheap Speech, Nonprofit Law Prof Blog, December 23, 2017.
• Under new tax bill, regional nonprofits brace for $60M less in charitable giving, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, December 20, 2017.
• Tax Reform Bill Becomes Law: Lessons for Tax-Exempt Organizations, The National Law Review, December 20, 2017.
• US "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" Impact on Adventist Employees and Organizations, AdventistReview, December 20, 2017.
• Battle rages over tax rules for churches, The Hill, December 19, 2017.
• What Nonprofits Can Expect in the GOP Tax Bill, Nonprofit Quarterly, December 18, 2017.
• News Release: Charitable Nonprofits to Congress: The Final Tax Bill Would Sabotage Our Work in Communities. Kill the Bill and Start Over., National Council of Nonprofits, December 15, 2017.
• Nonprofits and Foundations Stand United in Opposition to the Tax Bill, joint statement from the National Council of Nonprofits, Council on Foundations, and Independent Sector, December 15, 2017.
• News Release: Johnson Amendment Language Exclusion from Tax Bill a (Temporary) Victory for Nonprofits, Houses of Worship, and Foundations, National Council of Nonprofits, December 15, 2017.
• Johnson Amendment Survives Tax Bill - a (Temporary) Victory for Nonprofits, Foundations and Houses of Worship, Kentucky Nonprofit Network, December 15, 2017.
• BJC responds to removal of language that would have undermined the protections of the Johnson Amendment, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, December 15, 2017.
• Attempt to Undermine Johnson Amendment Removed From Tax Bill, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, December 15, 2017.
• Johnson Amendment Repeal Axed, Averting Nonprofit Crisis - For Now, Public Citizen, December 15, 2017.
• News Release: Johnson Amendment Language Exclusion from Tax Bill a (Temporary) Victory for Nonprofits, Houses of Worship, and Foundations, National Council of Nonprofits, December 15, 2017.
• Tax Bill Will Not Alter Nonprofit Nonpoliticking Rule, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, December 15, 2017.
• Dep't. of Small Mercies: Johnson Amendment Repeal Gone from Still-Terrible GOP Tax Bill, Nonprofit Quarterly, December 15, 2017.
• Johnson Amendment Saved, For Now, The NonProfit Times, December 15, 2017.
• Tax Bill Would Indirectly Reduce Nonprofit Support, Slash Spending for Youth, Some Fear, Youth Today, December 15, 2017.
• Proposal to Let Churches and Other Nonprofits Get Political Blocked from Tax Bill, Wall Street Journal, December 14, 2017.
• In small win for Democrats, the final tax bill will not include a provision allowing churches to endorse political candidates, Washington Post, December 14, 2017.
• Senate parliamentarian strikes language allowing churches to endorse candidates from tax bill, The Hill, December 14, 2017.
• Bad news for nonprofits: Will people still give or as much if they can't get a tax deduction for their charitable giving?, Washington Post, December 14, 2017.
• Ten Super PAC Donors Could Save $150 Million with Tax-Deductible Contributions Through 'Johnson Amendment' Repeal, MapLight, December 14, 2017.
• Uncharitable taxation: New tax law could rob nonprofits in Washington of millions, Real Change , December 13, 2017
• How Repealing the Johnson Amendment Would Change Churches and Charities, HowStuffWorks, December 13, 2017.
• Demonstrators again target Collins support of tax bill, Livingston County News, December 13, 2017.
• Weakening the Johnson Amendment Would Harm Nonprofits, North Carolina Center for Nonprofits.
• Time to Protect the Johnson Amendment, Maine Association of Nonprofits, December 12, 2017.
• Local Nonprofit Leaders: US Tax Reform Will Hurt People in Need, United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley, Massachusetts Nonprofit Network, Catholic Charities of Boston, December 12, 2017.
• Tax Code Change Could Free Churches, Charities to Become Political Players, Fox Business, December 11, 2017.
• Republicans Should Keep the Johnson Amendment, National Review, December 9, 2017.
• Tax bill could make 'dark money' political contributions tax deductible, CNN, December 8, 2017.
• Tax Bill Could Offer New Way To Funnel Political Cash - And Make It Tax Deductible, NPR, December 8, 2017.
• Tax bill could create deduction for 'dark money' political donations, The Hill, December 8, 2017.
• Nonprofits Lobby to Keep Charities Nonpartisan in Final Tax Bill, Nonprofit Quarterly, December 8, 2017.
• Charities and nonprofits must remain non-partisan, Cincinnati Enquirer, December 8, 2017.
• Can Roy Moore, Doug Jones legally speak at churches? Experts troubled by pulpit politicking, Al.com, December 8, 2017.
• How new tax plan could impact local nonprofit organizations, WPSD Local 6, December 7, 2017.
• News Release: Nonpartisan Nonprofits to Political Parties: Join the Fight to Keep Partisan Politics Away from 501(c)(3) Organizations, National Council of Nonprofits, December 7, 2017.
• Letter to House-Senate Conference Committee, Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, December 7, 2017.
• How the tax package could sap the flow of charitable giving, The Conversation, December 6, 2017.
• Making 2 Become 1: Ironing Out Senate and House Tax Bill Differences, The New York Times, December 6, 2017.
• Politicking by Churches Fight Mixes With Tax, Spending Debates, Roll Call, December 6, 2017.
• Citizens United on Steroids, Civicist, December 6, 2017.
• Letter to Congressman Neal, Massachusetts Nonprofit Network, December 5, 2017.
• How the federal tax bill could affect Minnesotans, Twin Cities Pioneer Press, December 5, 2017.
• Final Senate Bill Provides Little for Nonprofits, The NonProfit Times, December 4, 2017.
• Tax Reform Measure Passes Senate without Repeal of Johnson Amendment Attached, Nonprofit Quarterly, December 4, 2017.
• Why a local group is against a provision in the tax reform bill, Good4Utah, December 3, 2017.
• News Release: Senate Tax Bill: Extremely Harmful to Americans and Nonprofits, But Less Bad Than the House Version, National Council of Nonprofits, December 2, 2017.
• Johnson Amendment Protects Churches From Political Manipulation, Baptist General Convention of Texas, November 30, 2017.
• Another target of Republican tax bill: donations to nonprofits, Portland Press Herald, November 30, 3017.
• An Open Letter to the Hundreds of Millions of Americans Who Have Worked for, Volunteered for, Donated to, or Benefited from the Work of a Charitable Nonprofit: i.e., every living person in the USA, Tim Delaney, Nonprofit Quarterly, November 29, 2017.
• Joint Letter Urging Senators to Vote No on Tax Reform Bill, signed by the National Council of Nonprofits, the Council on Foundations, and Independent Sector, November 29, 2017.
• News Release: Nonprofits to Senate: Vote No on Tax Bill, Start Over, National Council of Nonprofits, November 29, 2017.
• Tax Plan Could Mean Politics At The Pulpit (46:22), NPR On Point, November 28, 2017.
• The GOP's effort to let churches endorse candidates is deeply unpopular, ThinkProgress, November 28, 2017.
• Poll: Allowing Non-Profits to Endorse Political Candidates, University of Maryland School of Public Policy, November 2017.
• In Tax Debate, Gift to Religious Right Could Be Bargaining Chip, The New York Times, November 26, 2017.
• If passed, tax reform could let churches endorse political candidates, Omaha World-Herald, November 26, 2017.
• Blowing Up Democracy and Charities in One Fell Swoop, The American Prospect, November 22, 2017.
• How the tax package could blur the separation of church and politics, The Conversation, November 22, 2017.
• GOP tax bill will allow nonprofits to endorse political candidates, WITF, November 22, 2017.
• Laundering away democracy, Philanthropy 2173, November 17, 2017.
• New Release: House Passage of Its Tax Bill Demonstrates Congress' Disregard for Their Constituents and the Work of Charitable Nonprofits, National Council of Nonprofit, November 16, 2017.
• Nonprofits anticipate loss over GOP's tax plan, Spectrum News Austin, November 14, 2017.
• Keep nonprofits out of politics, Jewish groups urge Congress, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, November 9, 2017.
• News Release: House Tax Bill Gives Political Churches a Multi-Billion Dollar Payoff, National Council of Nonprofits, November 7, 2017.
• News Release: Nonprofits, Nation Cannot Afford This Proposed Tax Reform Plan, November 2, 2017.
• Community Letter in Support of Nonpartisanship, Updated September 5, 2017.
• Thousands of faith leaders ask Congress to maintain Johnson Amendment, Religion News Service, Washington, DC, August 16, 2017.
• Faith Voices Letter to Senate, August 16, 2017.
• Faith Voices Letter to House of Representatives, August 16, 2017.
• Nonprofit Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee, West Virginia Nonprofit Association and Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement, July 25, 2017.
• Recommendations of the National Council of Nonprofits on Comprehensive Tax Reform, National Council of Nonprofits, July 13, 2017.
• Nonprofits to Congress: Don't Politicize Houses of Worship, National Council of Nonprofits, July 13, 2017.
• BJC says funding bill will expose houses of worship to political pressure, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, Washington, DC, July 13, 2017.
• National Organizations Letter to the House Appropriations Committee, July 12, 2017.
• BJC Letter to the House Appropriations Committee, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, Washington, DC, July 12, 2017.
• Letter to the House Appropriations Committee, National Council of Nonprofits, July 11, 2017.
• Nonprofits Vigorously Object to Financial Services Subcommittee Efforts to Politicize Houses of Worship, National Council of Nonprofits, June 29, 2017.
• Letter to the House Financial Services Subcommittee, June 29, 2017.
• Protecting Nonprofit Nonpartisanship | Executive Order, National Council of Nonprofits, May 18, 2017.
• Protecting Nonprofit Nonpartisanship | Legislative Challenge, National Council of Nonprofits, May 18, 2017.
• National Council of Nonprofits Statement on "Religious Freedom" Executive Order, National Council of Nonprofits, May 4, 2017.
• Statement of Tim Delaney Before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Hearing on Examining a Church's Right to Free Speech, National Council of Nonprofits, May 4, 2017.
• Religious groups urge Congress to keep limit on church political activity, The Hill, Washington, DC, April 4, 2017.
• Some nonprofits worry politics could creep into their work, WITF, Harrisburg, PA, April 3, 2017.
• Protecting Nonprofit Nonpartisanship | Common Questions and Answers, National Council of Nonprofits, March 2, 2017.
• Protecting Nonprofit Nonpartisanship | Infographic, National Council of Nonprofits, March 2, 2017.
• Nonprofits to Congress: Keep Partisan Politics Away from Nonprofit Missions, National Council of Nonprofits, April 5, 2017.
• Protect Nonprofit Nonpartisanship: Oppose Efforts to Repeal or Weaken the Johnson Amendment, Issue Summary, National Council of Nonprofits, April 11, 2017.
• Protecting Nonprofit Nonpartisanship | Initial Commentary, National Council of Nonprofits, February 5, 2017.
• House Looks to Weaken Church-Policking Ban Via Spending Bill, The Chronical of Philanthropy, Washington, DC, June 30, 2017.
• Debating the Johnson Amendment, Alliance for Charitable Reform, Washington, DC, June 7, 2017.
• Thousands of Nonprofits to Congress: Don't Repeal the Johnson Amendment, Associations Now, Washington, DC, April 5, 2017.
• Nearly 100 religious groups tell Congress: Keep the 'Johnson Amendment', Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, Washington, DC, April 4, 2017.
• Faith groups to Congress: Do not politicize our houses of worship, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, Washington, DC, April 4, 2017.
• National Poll Finds That Americans Support the Johnson Amendment to Protect Nonprofit Nonpartisanship, Independent Sector, Washington, DC, March 30, 2017.
• Trump Wants to Repeal the Johnson Amendment: What Nonprofits Need to Know, Nonprofit PRO, Philadelphia, PA, February 16, 2017.
• The Johnson Amendment - Let's Keep It Intact!, Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits, Oklahoma City, OK, February 9, 2017.
• Letter to Congress - Johnson Amendment, Council on Foundations, Alexandria, VA, February 9, 2017.
• IRS Publication 1828: 501(c)(3) Tax Guide for Churches & Religious Organizations  (Rev. 8-2015).
• IRS website: “Restriction of Political Campaign Intervention by Section 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Organizations .”