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CRC in the News
Mark Zuckerberg’s Partisan Use of Charities
The problem is Mr. Zuckerberg’s apparently partisan use of charities, rather than political groups, for his donations. The IRS states that such groups “are absolutely prohibited from directly or indirectly…
by Hayden Ludwig on January 19, 2022

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Comments on ESG Factors in ERISA Retirement Plans
The Capital Research Center (CRC) submitted comments to the Employee Benefits Security Administration, noting concerns with how the agency’s proposed rule “Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising…
by Robert Stilson on January 10, 2022

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Nonprofits in the Biden Administration: Special Interest and Advocacy Groups
Many of those serving in the Biden administration have previously worked for left-leaning special interest and advocacy groups. The influence of these organizations, which strive to shape public policy along…
by Robert Stilson on June 28, 2021

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Inside Fiscal Sponsorships: A Way to Start Nonprofits
In his celebrated book Democracy in America (1848), the French observer of the mid-19th century United States, Alexis de Tocqueville, praises Americans' aptitude for what he calls “the art of joining” with…
by Neil Maghami on May 14, 2019

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Inside Fiscal Sponsorships: Incubation and the Tides Center
The above definitions emphasize fiscal sponsorship as a grassroots, community-level, activity. A different view of the concept comes into focus if one takes a top-down view of it, particularly considering…
by Neil Maghami on May 14, 2019

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Inside Fiscal Sponsorships: Obscuring Finances?
To illustrate some potentially problematic applications of the fiscal sponsorship concept, this report will look at some specific nonprofit organizations that are acting as sponsors on a scale that is…
by Neil Maghami on May 14, 2019

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Inside Fiscal Sponsorships: Improving Transparency
Speaking of the IRS—in 2012, the IRS’s own Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities (ACT) published a report that recommended changes to the rules governing fiscal sponsorship. The…
by Neil Maghami on May 14, 2019