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44 Towns Deny Property Tax Exemptions for Nonprofits
Release Date:
07/09/2018
HARTFORD, CT — Every four years since 1965, nonprofits have been required to remind municipal tax assessors why they should be exempt from property taxes. But according to a member survey conducted by the Connecticut Community Nonprofit Alliance, municipalities have been denying those tax exemptions on an increasing basis. About two thirds of the 35 nonprofits responding to the survey said their properties - which had a history of being tax exempt and had no changes of use - were suddenly being denied tax exemptions in 44 towns.
A Wake-Up Call for the Nonprofit Sector
Release Date:
08/19/2015
A post by Jonathan Spack, Chief Executive Officer, Third Sector New England, on leadership in the region.
Meeting Resources - Eastern Connecticut Funder Network - 3/14/2016
Publication date:
03/2016
Access resources about the challenges nonprofits face and the essential shifts for a thriving nonprofit sector. These resources were shared at the Eastern Connecticut Funder Network meeting held on March 14, 2016.
Nonprofit Law 101 for Journalists
Publication date:
11/2015
This is a really helpful and reader-friendly summary of nonprofit law that is helpful not only to journalists but to others who are sometimes perplexed by legalese.
The Nonprofit Sector in Connecticut
Publication date:
09/2014
The Independent Sector's state profile highlights the economic importance, diversity and community impact of the nonprofit sector in Connecticut.
Inspiring people to work together to build a more vibrant community
Publication date:
07/2014
NEW HAVEN, CT -- In 2013, The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven began the celebration of its 85th year as Greater New Haven’s permanent charitable trust. In doing so, it honored the donors, past and present, who made reaching 85 possible.
IRS Proposed Form 1023-EZ Materials
Publication date:
06/2014
Find materials describing the affects of the IRS Proposed Form 1023-EZ.
National Study of Nonprofit-Government Contracts and Grants 2013
Publication date:
05/2014
Urban Institute's report discusses the results of the 2013 National Survey of Nonprofit-Government Contracts and Grants. Access the Connecticut State Profile, All State Profiles and Findings from the National Survey. The report provides national and state-by-state snapshots of most types of nonprofit organizations that have contracts and grants with local, state, and federal governments. The individual state profiles are designed to document the extent of nonprofit-government contracting, processes and problems. States are also ranked according to number of grants, types of issues, and actions taken by nonprofits to address the challenges they face.