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National Philanthropic Orgs Letter - The ACE Act (2021)
Publication date:
06/2021
A letter from the Forum and national partners regarding the Accelerating Charitable Efforts (or ACE Act).
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Philanthropy Ohio Letter to State Senate (Re: Racism)
Publication date:
06/2020
On June 9, 2020, Philanthropy Ohio President Deborah Aubert Thomas and Chief Communication & Public Policy Officer Claudia Y.W. Herrold submitted a letter to the office of Ohio State Senator Dave Burke of the Ohio Senate Health, Human Services, and Medicaid Committee, expressing support for support SCR14, which seeks to declare racism a public health emergency and pursue policies to eliminate racial inequities in the state of Ohio.
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IS Written Testimony - Joint Economic Committee - June 2020
Publication date:
06/2020
Independent Sector submitted written testimony to the Joint Economic Committee on June 9, 2020. The testimony was submitted for the hearing "Supporting Charitable Giving during the COVID-19 Crisis."
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Letter to Congress - Include Nonprofits in Coronavirus Package
Publication date:
03/2020
On March 12, 2020, the Forum signed on to a letter to Congressional offices outlining why nonprofits must be included in COVID-19 stimulus package legislation.
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Nonprofit Community COVID-19 Stimulus Letter
Publication date:
03/2020
On March 18, 2020, the Forum signed on to a second letter that asks Congress to provide an infusion of $60 billion in capital to America’s charitable nonprofits to maintain operations, expand scope to address increasing demands, and stabilize losses from closures throughout the country.
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2020 Census Invitation Letter
Publication date:
01/2020
This is the sample copy of the 2020 Census Invitation letter.
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UBIT Coalition Template Letter to Congress
Publication date:
12/2019
The UBIT Coalition, of which United Philanthropy Forum is a member, created this template letter for organizations to use to reach out to their members of Congress to request immediate repeal of the tax on nonprofit parking and transit benefits – Internal Revenue Code Section 512(a)(7).
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Comments on Proposed Rule Regarding the Reporting Requirements of Exempt Organizations
Publication date:
12/2019
United Philanthropy Forum submitted public comments to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in response to the proposed rule which would roll back donor reporting requirements for certain nonprofits. (Guidance Under section 6033 Regarding the Reporting Requirements of Exempt Organizations)
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Congress Letter to Director Dillingham
Publication date:
12/2019
Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and Representative Brenda Lawrence (D-MI) sent a letter to Steven Dillingham, the Director of the Census Bureau, requesting that the agency moves swiftly to ramp up census preparations.
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Charitable Giving Coalition Responds to Proposal to Limit the Charitable Deduction
Publication date:
11/2019
Presidential candidate Joe Biden released a plan to fund his educational goals by limiting the value of itemized deductions. This plan proposes a cap on the charitable deduction at 28 percent. The Charitable Giving Coalition, of which United Philanthropy Forum is a member, responded with a press release to encourage Vice President Biden to reconsider his proposal and instead support a universal charitable deduction.