“Who Funds That?” Episode 6: Can Treasury Fix Nonprofit Tax Returns?

Today we’ve got a very important and exciting topic to cover: The nonprofit tax return (Form 990)! Now please don’t turn your podcast dial—this actually matters way more than you think, even if you aren’t a nonprofit accountant, because 990 disclosures are so very important to discovering “Who Funds That” in nonprofit advocacy. The Trump administration has proposed major changes to the “990” that “are intended to detect misconduct and hold wrongdoers accountable.” We’ve invited our colleague Robert Stilson, who has written extensively on fixing the nonprofit tax return, to offer his ideas on what the Trump administration should do.

• Department of the Treasury: Treasury Announces Form 990 Transparency Initiative to Expose Hidden Funding and Strengthen Oversight
• Capital Research Center: Some Suggestions for Improving the Form 990
• Capital Research Center: The Form 990 Black Hole
• Capital Research Center: Potential Reforms
• InfluenceWatch: Tides Center