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
- When Funding Disappears or the Model Breaks: Converting to 501(c)(3) status
Recent nonprofit news highlights a trend that many lawyers are seeing more frequently in practice. Programs lose government funding. Mission-driven for-profit ventures struggle to sustain themselves financially. In response, organizations begin to ask whether operating as a tax-exempt charity might be a better fit for their work. Examples in the news include government-adjacent programs relaunching
- When the IRS Is No Longer Just a Form 990 Issue: What Nonprofit Leaders Need to Know About Criminal Tax Risk
For many years, nonprofit leaders have thought about the IRS as a civil regulator. The worst-case scenario was an audit, penalties, or in extreme cases, loss of tax-exempt status. Criminal enforcement was something that happened to bad actors or fringe organizations. That view no longer reflects reality. Recent discussions among experienced tax and enforcement professionals
- Social Media Donation Scams: Legal Duties of Platforms and Charities in 2026
Social media has become a central channel for charitable fundraising, particularly during disasters, emergencies, and fast-moving public events. It has also become one of the most effective vehicles for donation fraud. In 2026, social-media-driven donation scams continue to draw attention from regulators, state attorneys general, and legislators, raising important questions about the respective legal duties