Abstract
Abstract Expanding Nonprofit Advocacy. This paper calls for regulatory changes that would clarify the rules around advocacy by 501(c)(3) nonprofits. It is common for leaders of such nonprofits to misinterpret these rules and to believe that they are much more restrictive than they really are. This results in less nonprofit advocacy and, consequentially, less representation of interests that are chronically underrepresented.
Highlights
This paper calls for regulatory changes that would clarify the rules around advocacy by 501(c)(3) nonprofits
The access of nonprofits to those in government is heavily structured by laws and regulations, especially those related to legislative lobbying
Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code says that nonprofits qualifying for tax deductible donations may not engage in a level of lobbying that reaches a “substantial” part of their overall activity
Summary
The access of nonprofits to those in government is heavily structured by laws and regulations, especially those related to legislative lobbying. Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code says that nonprofits qualifying for tax deductible donations may not engage in a level of lobbying that reaches a “substantial” part of their overall activity.. Many nonprofits interpret this stipulation incorrectly, believing that it is far more restrictive than it is in law. As will be elaborated upon here, some simple administrative changes by the IRS could stimulate an expansion of lobbying by the nonprofit sector. This expansion, in turn, will benefit those who are least represented in the governmental process
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