Greetings, readers! 

This week’s Leadership newsletter leads with the return of a major legislative threat to our sector. This time it appeared as part of proposed GOP-led tax legislation that would allow the US treasury secretary to unilaterally strip any nonprofit of its tax-exempt status if deemed to be a “terrorism supporting organization”—an undefined phrase that could allow the Trump administration to target nonprofits whose work, values, or mission doesn’t align with the president’s agenda. If this sounds familiar, that’s because HR 9495, introduced in the House last year, would have done essentially the same thing. Since last week, advocacy efforts have pushed House Republicans to remove that provision from their new bill (for now), but we are watching closely.

We follow that news with a call to action by the president and CEO of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, Aaron Dorfman, who urges philanthropic leaders and funders to do more in the face of authoritarianism to support the nonprofit sector.

Then, NPQ Staff Writer Rebekah Barber explores how foundations are responding to federal funding cuts and how those cuts are changing the historic relationship between foundations and government.

Finally, and very much apropos, we invite you to attend next week’s premium webinar, “Ask the Nonprofit Lawyer.” 

As always, we thank you for your time and attention and welcome feedback, pitches, and general correspondence. 

Sincerely,

Isaiah Thompson
Leadership Editor
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