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. [...]
On September 18 the Supreme Court denied an application for stay in the case of Crossroads v. CREW, allowing to stand a long and complex decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of [...]
In July the Treasury Department and IRS announced a significant change to the reporting requirements for nonprofits that meet the requirements to be treated as a social welfare organization under [...]
Every nonprofit in California must register with the state attorney general’s office. The purpose of registration is to assist the state’s efforts to monitor nonprofits’ compliance with the rules [...]
A nonprofit that plans to do political work—lobbying, proposing legislation, and so on—can receive tax-exempt status from the IRS and state tax authorities as a social welfare organization. At [...]
Complying with formal notice requirements is an important piece of any organization’s governance. In businesses where legal formalities are given little or no consideration, It can be easy to [...]
Social welfare nonprofits are often established to provide a tax-exempt vehicle for organizing around a specific political topic. Under Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code, social [...]
With another political season upon us people are organizing to support causes they care about. One means of doing that is to form a so-called social welfare organization, a type of nonprofit that [...]