Citing First Amendment considerations, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals distinguished between nonprofits, which serve as vehicles for citizen participation in the political process, and for-profit corporations, which are concerned with "aggregation of capital or the issuance of equity shares."

A summary of recent events relating to the Administration's Faith-Based Initiative In the opening skirmish of what is likely to be a protracted battle, the American Jewish Congress has filed suit seeking a permanent injunction against implementation of a state-funded job-training program in California that is open only to faith-based service providers. This suit comes on the heels of a confirmation by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that an HIV and drug abuse prevention program funded by HHS has also been restricted to faith-based groups.

As people sort through the tax bill that passed Congress over the weekend, they will likely discover a number of provisions that have not been reported on in major media. For charities, the tax bill did very little to help charitable giving – and in some ways actually hurt. Here are few things we are finding as we sift through the bill, which was only made available this afternoon. If there are any errors in this, we will post corrections to our website during the coming week.

A short fact sheet of items in campaign finance reform that are of interest to charities 1. Campaign Finance Reform is a Top Priority for Charities