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
- 501(c)(7) Social Clubs: Formation, Nonmember Income, and the Investment Income Trap
Arizona has no shortage of golf clubs, country clubs, yacht clubs, and athletic and dining clubs organized as tax-exempt social clubs under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(7). Unlike a 501(c)(3) charity, a social club exists to serve its members, not the public, and it is funded by dues rather than donations. That difference changes the
- Multi-State Charitable Solicitation Registration Traps for Arizona Nonprofits
Arizona is one of only a handful of states that does not require charitable organizations to register before soliciting contributions. Governor Brewer signed HB 2457 in 2013, and since September of that year, most Arizona charities have not had to file a Charitable Organization Registration with the Arizona Secretary of State. That repeal is good
- Form 990 Transparency Overhaul: What Nonprofits Need to Know
On April 23, 2026, the Treasury Department announced that the IRS intends to revise Form 990 to shed more light on how tax-exempt organizations handle government grants, government contracts, and fiscal sponsorship arrangements. Treasury and the IRS say the goal is to make it easier to track how money moves in and out of exempt