The Brandeis University professor talks to Michael E. Hartmann about differences in the two parties’ policy networks, corporate support of both networks, and how to consider improving the research product available to policymakers and the public, including by strengthening parties.
The Brandeis University professor talks to Michael E. Hartmann about how so many think tanks have become partisan political organizations, including the role of their funding in the process.
The attorney and think-tank fellow talks to Michael E. Hartmann about the government’s high burden to prove a grantmaker’s criminal liability for the activities of a grantee, the narrow circumstances under which any such liability would be found, and steps to avoid risking liability.
The attorney and think-tank fellow talks to Michael E. Hartmann about the increased scrutiny of the nonprofit sector, the potential effects of that scrutiny on civil society, the Trump administration’s recently reported plans to enhance the IRS’s criminal-investigative division, and the potential effects of that enhancement on philanthropy and nonprofits.
The investigative reporter talks to Michael E. Hartmann about the growing flow of money in college sports—including through tax-incentivized, nonprofit entities with charitable status.
In the wake of recent rumors and reports, revisiting a real-life, very pre-Earth Day revocation.
Contemplating a framework for Schedule F that would default to full disclosure of all foreign grant recipients, but also provide an exception allowing for redaction when there is a genuine safety threat.
Parsing a few Sections, Parts, columns, and Schedules.
The scholar of nonprofit and election law talks to Michael E. Hartmann about past and potential future cross-ideological overlap in the critique of establishment philanthropy, non-exempt vehicles for wealthy givers, and the roles and capabilities of the IRS and the FEC.
The journalist and expert on nonprofit tax law talks to Michael E. Hartmann about Congressional interest in and public discourse about exempt organizations, limited-liability corporations, donor-advised funds, and watchdogs.
The journalist and expert on nonprofit tax law talks to Michael E. Hartmann about his career, how the IRS has changed and the challenges it faces, and his journal.
