Like any other organization, a church can run into money problems, with debts that are too great for the church to bear. Bankruptcy provides churches that are deep in the financial red with a [...]
Have you ever wondered about the legal implications of prayer cards that churches use in their weekly services? Many churches offer these cards as a means for members to let the church know their [...]
A key requirement of the special tax treatment granted by state and federal law to churches and other nonprofit organizations is that they must not be operated to financially benefit particular [...]
Employers routinely get calls asking them to verify information about former employees. A manager may only be asked to confirm a person’s dates of employment, but quite often the questions go [...]
One reason a nonprofit might seek to qualify as a 501(c)(4) organization is to pursue lobbying activities at the federal or state level. Unlike other popular forms of nonprofit, a 501(c)(4) can [...]
Setting up a 501(c)(4) organization to pursue lobbying efforts involves many different moving parts. The organization itself needs to be established. Potential donors must be identified and [...]
As defined under section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), a social welfare organization is an entity operated without profit and exclusively for the promotion of public welfare. [...]
The terrible events at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue in October were the latest in a string of shooting incidents at houses of worship over the last decade. These events have brought into [...]
Volunteers often form the backbone of a church’s operations. They can play an important role in everything from minor maintenance to bookkeeping. They should also be a significant consideration [...]
A common question for people who are new to the nonprofit world is who “owns” the nonprofit organization. Is it the people who initially organize it? Major donors? Its directors or managers? For [...]