IRS Details Rules on Foundation Lobbying, Funding

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IRS Details Rules on Foundation Lobbying, Funding
2/11/2005
The IRS, in a letter to the advocacy organization Charity Lobbying in the Public Interest (CLPI), clarified the boundaries and legality of foundation funding for 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations, PNN Online reported Feb. 4.

The letter distinguishes between the advocacy rights of community-based and other nonprofits and those of private foundations. Community foundations are given broadest leeway, able to fund nonprofits that lobby as well as engage in lobbying themselves, while private foundations may fund lobbying groups as long as those funds do not come from grant money. The IRS letter also tells private foundations how they may engage in their own activities to influence policy."