501(c)(3) organizations.(Knowing Your Political Limits, part 1): An article from: Association Management

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From the supplier: Nonprofit organizations that are classified as 501(c)(3) are restricted from engaging in direct or indirect political activity on behalf or in opposition to a candidate for public office or risk losing their tax exempt status. The rules of the Internal Revenue Code and Internal Revenue Service Regulations on the prohibition of political intervention is absolute. Other pertinent guidelines that should be borne in mind by associations are the distinction between political intervention and educational activities and the permissible campaign-related stories that may be printed in newsletters.

Citation Details
Title: 501(c)(3) organizations.(Knowing Your Political Limits, part 1)
Author: Robert M. Portman
Publication:Association Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 1999
Publisher: American Society of Association Executives
Volume: 51 Issue: 6 Page: 95(4)

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