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(6-30-09) The Partnership, in conjunction with other national organizations representing the nonprofit sector, sent a letter to members of the Senate Budget Committee and the Senate Finance Committee urging them to oppose both President Obama’s original proposal and a modified proposal to limit the value of itemized deductions for charitable contributions. Read more...


(6-19-09) The Bureau of National Affairs reported in its June 18 Daily Report for Executives on the Partnership's efforts to encourage Congress to reject a proposal to reduce the charitable deduction. The Daily Report, which is widely read by Congressional policy-makers, included this quote from PPP's June 17 open letter to Congress, "Tax incentives for charitable giving send an essential message about the value our society places on voluntary giving . . . The true beneficiaries of the charitable donation are not the generous Americans who make charitable gifts, but all citizens whose local communities, nation, and world are made better through the work of charitable organizations."


(6-19-09) The American Council on Gift Annuities has announced that they are reaffirming the recommended Schedule of Rates that became effective February 1, 2009. ACGA will continue reviewing factors that affect the rate recommendations. Related documents include ACGA's 2009 Rates Report, and their Best Practices Document. Information on both can be found at www.acga-web.org.


(6-17-09) The Partnership for Philanthropic Planning has issued an open letter to Members of Congress on a proposal to offset the cost of comprehensive healthcare reform legislation with a cap on itemized deductions. The letter urges lawmakers to reject the current White House budget plan to cap itemized deductions at 28 percent for taxpayers earning more than $250,000 a year. The letter states the federal government must continue to support philanthropy, and continues, "Tax incentives for charitable giving send an essential message about the value our society places on voluntary giving and the important role of charitable organizations in meeting critical individual and community needs. The true beneficiaries of the charitable donation are not the generous Americans who make charitable gifts, but all citizens whose local communities, nation, and world are made better through the work of charitable organizations."


(6-24-09) Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA), a member of the House Ways and Means committee, is targeting the nonprofit tax exemption and the charitable deduction for individuals, saying that every dollar lost to the federal government through the tax exemption for charities and foundations is a dollar that could go to the people in his district. Becerra said he is not willing to forgo tax dollars that could be going to the citizens in his district or to other worthy causes without asking some tough questions. At a Georgetown Law nonprofit governance conference, he warned that he and others in Congress would consider charitable exemptions fair game in the current general review of government spending and tax breaks. To read more, click here.


(6-19-09) The Philanthropy Roundtable has released a new report on charitable giving and the government’s relationship with foundations and charities. The report, How Public Is Private Philanthropy? Separating Reality from Myth is a comprehensive legal analysis that examines the claim that charitable funds are “public money” because they are exempt from federal taxes, receive state charters, and are subject to oversight by state attorneys general. The report says that "based on numerous applicable legal precedents, the public-money assertion is not well grounded." The Philanthropy Roundtable is a national association of individual donors, corporate giving officers, and foundation trustees and staff.


(6-11-09) Giving USA 2009 shows that charitable giving in the United States is estimated to be $307.65 billion for 2008. This is a 2 percent decline compared with the revised estimate of $314.07 billion for charitable giving in 2007. The decline is 5.7 percent after adjusting for inflation. Giving USA is a publication of Giving USA Foundation™ and is written and researched at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. The report provides details about this estimate, about the allocation of charitable gifts by source of contribution and by type of recipients, and about studies that appeared in 2008 that relate to fundraising. Orders for the book and other materials can be placed here.


 

(7-02-09) The federal estate tax is scheduled for repeal in 2010, and full reintroduction in 2011. That law has generated considerable debate on how changes in the estate tax and its ultimate repeal may affect charitable bequests. In this article from The Planned Giving Design Center, David Joulfaian, from the Department of the Treasury's Office of Tax Analysis, offers his personal analysis and opinion.


(6-16-09) Tanya Howe Johnson, President and CEO of the Partnership for Philanthropic Planning, participated in the bi-annual Key Philanthropic Organizations Committee (KPOC) meeting June 2, 2009, in Washington, D.C. KPOC, appointed by the American Society of Association Executives, brings together a diversity of the nation’s top philanthropic leaders for in-depth discussions on some of the most pressing issues facing the nonprofit sector. Read more...


(6-11-09) Registration is open for the National Conference on Philanthropic Planning October 14-17, 2009 in National Harbor, Maryland (Metro Washington D.C.) at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. The National Conference on Philanthropic Planning builds on a tradition of excellence with speakers, topics, and education formats designed to engage all partners in the philanthropic planning process. This conference is for and about all of the constituencies that work together to make charitable giving most meaningful.


PPP’s Virtual Seminar series has been approved for credit toward CFRE certification or recertification. Each seminar earns 1.5 hours of credit. Some programs are also approved for CFP credit. PPP members receive a $100 discount on Virtual Seminars. To learn more about individual programs and register online, click here.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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