What Legal Aid Funding Sources Cost an Organization
A look at how civil legal aid is funded (LSC, IOLTA, state money, philanthropy) and why the funding source an office picks limits what legal work it can do.
Nonprofit Law
Nonprofit Law
Plain-language explainers on nonprofit law: tax-exempt status, board duties, Form 990s, cy pres, and how state attorneys general oversee charities.
Nonprofit Law
Cy Pres: What Happens to a Charitable Gift When Its Purpose Dies
The cy pres doctrine lets courts redirect charitable gifts when their original purpose becomes impossible.
Nonprofit Law
Who Oversees Nonprofits? State Attorneys General, Plainly
Who regulates nonprofits? The IRS gets the attention, but state attorneys general do the oversight. A plain English guide to how charity oversight works.
Nonprofit Law
How to Read a Form 990, Plainly
How to read a Form 990, plainly: where to find a nonprofit’s real finances, executive pay, governance answers, and red flags donors miss.
Nonprofit Law
What Is a Public Charity? Nonprofit Status, Plainly
What is a public charity? A plain English guide to 501(c)(3) status, public charities vs private foundations, and who keeps nonprofits accountable.
Nonprofit Law
501(c)(3) vs 501(c)(4), Plainly
501(c)(3) vs 501(c)(4): what actually separates them? A plain English guide to deductibility, lobbying limits, and political activity for nonprofits.
Nonprofit Law
Nonprofit Board Fiduciary Duties, Plainly
Nonprofit board fiduciary duties in plain English: what care, loyalty, and obedience actually require, and how well-meaning boards get in trouble.
Nonprofit Law
Donor-Advised Fund vs Private Foundation, Plainly
Donor-advised fund vs private foundation, explained plainly: control, costs, taxes, payout rules, and which giving vehicle fits which donor.
Nonprofit Law
Fiscal Sponsorship, Plainly: Running a Charitable Project Without Forming a Nonprofit
What is fiscal sponsorship? How charitable projects operate under an existing nonprofit’s exemption, the main models, and when it beats forming.
Nonprofit Law
When a Nonprofit Closes: Where the Money Goes, Plainly
What happens when a nonprofit dissolves? Plainly: the dissolution clause, paying debts, giving assets to other charities, and cy pres.