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14
Apr
2023
How a large foundation’s story is told

What non-official sources can tell us about the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.


20
Mar
2023
Recent coverage of and commentary about philanthropy and giving

A regular curation.


13
Mar
2023
Revisiting “The Charitable Deduction in American Political Thought”

Learning again from a still-relevant event a decade ago at the Hudson Institute’s Bradley Center for Philanthropy and Civic Renewal.


09
Mar
2023
A conversation with Loyola Law School’s Ellen P. Aprill (Part 2 of 2)

The nationally prominent legal expert in the taxation of nonprofits talks to Michael E. Hartmann about the taxation of higher-education endowments, comparing and contrasting the rationale for it to that for taxing private-foundation endowments, and explores some tax ramifications of other, newly emerging forms of giving.


08
Mar
2023
A conversation with Loyola Law School’s Ellen P. Aprill (Part 1 of 2)

The nationally prominent legal expert in the taxation of nonprofits talks to Michael E. Hartmann about her career, the different revenue-raising and regulatory roles of the IRS, the non-revenue-related role of state attorneys general, the tax treatment of private-foundation endowments, and the challenges of following complicated IRS rules for small foundations.


04
Mar
2023
Recent coverage of and commentary about philanthropy and giving

A regular curation.


03
Mar
2023
A conversation with symposium contributor Julius Krein

The editor, author, and commentator talks to Michael E. Hartmann about his article in the “Conservatism and the Future of Tax-Incentivized Big Philanthropy” symposium.


02
Mar
2023
Populist anger and a sole resort to push back against philanthropic elites

Remarks from a panel discussion on populism at the “Foundations on the Hill” event for foundation leaders and officials in Washington, D.C.


02
Mar
2023
What does rising populism mean for philanthropy?

Remarks from a panel discussion on populism at the “Foundations on the Hill” event for foundation leaders and officials in Washington, D.C.


27
Feb
2023
A conversation with symposium contributor Joel Kotkin

The author and commentator talks to Michael E. Hartmann about his article in the “Conservatism and the Future of Tax-Incentivized Big Philanthropy” symposium.