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501(c)Files | Nonprofit News

March 3rd, 2008

How to … Have a Political Voice

Nonprofits must take extraordinary care when they step into the political arena. As has been seen recently, the Internal Revenue Service doesn’t mess around when there’s a question of whether churches and charities have crossed the line and become “directly or indirectly involved in campaigns of political candidates.” That said, nonprofits need not be completely […]

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February 27th, 2008

Had It Been Mike Gravel, It Would Have Been Considered an Act of Charity

A nonprofit Chicago film center’s concern about losing its tax-exempt status was enough to compel it to postpone its scheduled January screening of a documentary about Barack Obama’s 2006 trip to Africa. Now comes word that the IRS is investigating the United Church of Christ, of which Obama is a member, regarding the senator’s speech […]

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