Most Recent “Nonprofit Advocacy Matters”

TheNational Council of Nonprofits has issued the July 15 edition of NonprofitAdvocacy Matters.  An outline of thecontents of this issue follows:

FederalIssues

• TaxReform
• SequestrationSpotlight
• FederalWorkforce Giving

StateIssues

• Charitable GivingIncentives: HI, ME, NC, OR
• Taxes, Fees, PILOTs: NJ,RI, TX
• Government-NonprofitContracting: CO, NY
• Parks Funding: NY
• Music Funding: NY

Advocacy in Action

Of the several stories of interest, one may foreshadow the continuedviability of the charitable contributions deduction through federal income tax reform.  The story reports that a handful of states haveeither enacted or proposed to enact caps on itemized deductions for stateincome tax purposes, but have not subjected the charitable contributionsdeduction to those caps.  An exception isMaine, which has passed a budget limiting total itemized deductions (includingthe deduction for charitable gifts) to $27,500.  

JRB