What Your Grantees Can Do
The following resources contain information on the legal parameters for 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. These resources may be useful to funders to better understand what their grantees can do, as well as to nonprofit organizations themselves.
"A Summary of the Laws Governing Lobbying by 501(c)(3) Organizations" by John Pomeranz, Alliance for Justice
General Information
"Foundations and Lobbying: Safe Ways to Affect Public Policy" by John Edie, Council on Foundations
Lobbying Law Online Tutorials, Charity Lobbing in the Public Interest
"Myth v. Fact—Foundation Support of Advocacy" by Thomas R. Asher, Alliance for Justice
"What the Law Allows" by Thomas A. Troyer and Robert A. Boisture, Foundation News & Commentary, Council on Foundations
Foundation Support for Public Charities that Influence Judicial and Executive Branch Confirmation Votes |
