TN Charitable Solicitations and Gaming Fee Reductions Important news! Effective July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022, all charitable solicitations and gaming fees are reduced to $10 for Tennessee. Tennessee says…. The past 15 months have been challenging for charitable organizations. Many organizations have faced financial hardships due to constraints on fundraising. As a result

990 Schedule B Debate to the Highest Court On Jan. 8, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would hear an appeal on a hot topic issue for many nonprofit organizations – requiring the unredacted Schedule B as part of the charitable solicitation registration process.  This appeal involves a California law requiring nonprofits to disclose their

Derecho Hits Midwest On August 10th, the Midwest—Iowa in particular, was hit with an incredibly strong storm called a ‘derecho’ (horizontal hurricane). The entire city of Cedar Rapids lost electricity and internet as a result. As of today, there are quite a few areas still without power and a large majority are without internet. The

I hope this blog finds you, your family, and co-workers navigating the challenges and disruptions created by the COVID-19 virus as we all practice social distancing and, in many cases, shelter or work from home. This week’s news has been full of our U.S. government’s responses to the economic chaos created by the virus.  I

MAINE CHARITY REGISTRATION FEES CHANGE Maine charity registration fees have changed. Now both the initial charity registration and the annual renewal fee are $20.  This simplifies the ME fee structure and reduces the state fee for both initial and annual charity registration applications. In the past, the ME initial registration fee was $50 and the