One of the questions we hear most often from small nonprofits goes something like this, “our office manager has volunteered four days a week for two years, she loves the organization, and she has never asked to be paid. Is that a problem?” The short answer is that it can be. In this post we

Back in April, we wrote about the IRS lifting its six-year moratorium on new group exemption applications. That post covered the basics. Revenue Procedure 2026-8 has now been finalized, and it includes detailed mechanics that every central organization, not just new applicants, needs to work through before a firm deadline. The Deadline That Matters: January 22, 2027 If your organization already holds a group

We get some version of this question from almost every foundation and nonprofit board we work with, “[C]an we weigh in on a bill moving through the legislature, or fund a grantee that does?” The answer depends entirely on what kind of 501(c)(3) is asking. Public charities and private foundations play by different rules, and