HARTFORD, CT -- A Member Public Policy Action Alert - February 2015 about permanently extending key charitable giving incentives.
Urge the House to Permanently Extend Key Charitable Giving Incentives
The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to take up America Gives More Act of 2015 (HR644) this week to restore key charitable giving tax incentives and make them permanent. Members of Congress need to hear from individuals committed to the work of charitable nonprofits that these tax incentives are needed now, and cannot wait. Contact your Representative today.
On February 11 or 12, the House will vote on legislation to restore and make permanent expired charitable giving incentives that promote donations of nutritious food to food banks, conservation of land, and contributions from individual retirement accounts directly to charitable nonprofits. Congress waited until the very end of the year to enact a short-term extension of these provisions, and that extension has already expired.
The permanent extension of these incentives is critical to avoid this troubling on-again/off-again nature of the incentives that makes reliable planning impossible for those who want to donate, limits their applicability to smaller organizations, and has historically led to the lapse of these incentives resulting in materially decreased donations to charities across the country.
The bill would also simplify the excise tax that private foundations pay, potentially freeing up money for more grants to the work of nonprofits.
TAKE ACTION
Representatives need to hear from you to understand that passing permanent extensions of these tax incentives is a very important to nonprofits and the people you serve. Time is truly of the essence, so contact your Representative today by phone, email, or social media. Find your Representative's contact information >>
By Phone: Call your Representative’s office, and say:
Vote Yes on America Gives More Act of 2015 (HR644); the people who benefit from the work of nonprofits in our community need your support.
By Email: Send your Representative this message, along with any other information about how the expired giving incentives have helped your nonprofit perform work in their communities:
Vote Yes on America Gives More Act of 2015 (HR644); the people who benefit from the work of nonprofits in our community need your support.
By Twitter: Tweet one of the following @ your Representative:
@_____ Vote Yes on America Gives More Act of 2015 (HR644); the people who benefit from the work of nonprofits in our community need your support
@_____ Help our communities and the nonprofits that serve them: pass America Gives More Act of 2015 (HR644) #protectgiving
@_____ communities served by #nonprofits deserve better. Make charitable giving incentives permanent
Sincerely,
Maggie Gunther Osborn
President
Connecticut Council for Philanthropy