Recent events have put
the nonprofit sector on the verge of becoming politicized. Donald Trump has
vowed to destroy the “Johnson Amendment,” a rule that prohibits charities and
all other 501(c)(3) organizations (including churches) from political campaign
intervention; the IRS has found that Karl Rove’s nonprofit organization
“Crossroads GPS” is a valid “social welfare” organization under section
501(c)(4) of the tax code; IRS Commissioner John Koskinen has faced impeachment
threats in the House of Representatives in the continuing aftermath of the IRS
tea party targeting controversy of 2013; dark money continues to flow through
nonprofits and play a role in election campaigns. This panel will discuss the
growing pressure on the nonprofit form to be used for political purposes and
consider solutions.
Business
meeting at program conclusion.