Practice Areas

PRACTICE AREAS

Legal Services for Nonprofit and Tax-exempt Organizations

Caritas Law Group regularly serves as outside general counsel to tax-exempt and nonprofit organizations. We also represent donors with respect to significant gifts, and socially responsible companies with respect to cause-marketing arrangements and corporate giving strategies.

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FEATURED BLOG POSTS

  • Public Charities: The 501(h) Election

    501(c)(3)s are limited in their ability to lobby. Federal tax law restricts a 501(c)(3)’s lobbying activities under either the substantial part test or expenditure test. Plainly, the substantial part test states that no substantial part of the 501(c)(3)’s activities may be lobbying activities. The expenditure test states that the 501(c)(3)’s lobbying expenditures cannot exceed a

  • Let’s Talk About the 1023-EZ

    The 1023-EZ is a good faith effort by the IRS to make the 501(c)(3) application process more efficient and accessible.

  • Corporate Dissolutions: Administrative vs. Voluntary

    Administrative and voluntary dissolution are two ways to end a nonprofit corporation's existence. Best practice is to voluntarily dissolve.