Philanthropy Week and FOTH Schedule of Events
Tuesday, March 17
6p.m. – 8 p.m.
Philanthropy Week in Washington Welcome Reception
Location: 101 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
Come join your colleagues for a networking reception as we kick-off
Philanthropy Week! RSVP to Katherine.McLaughlin@cof.org.
Wednesday, March 18
8a.m. – 11a.m.
Alliance for Charitable Reform Summit for Leaders
Location: Washington Court Hotel, Grand Ballroom
Hosted by the Alliance for Charitable Reform, the Summit will include sessions
to learn about what we can do to protect private giving and educate lawmakers
about the critical role of charitable organizations in a free society. Please email
Jane Crosby to register.
11a.m. – 11:30a.m.
Foundations on the Hill Welcome & Delegation Prep*
Location: Washington Court Hotel, Grand Ballroom
Foundations on the Hill participants will get last minute updates and prepare
for their meetings on the Hill.
12p.m. – 4p.m.
FOTH Meetings*
This is your delegation’s opportunity to meet with members of Congress. Your
regional association will provide logistics for your meetings.*
4p.m. – 6p.m.
FOTH Senate Philanthropy Caucus Reception*
Location: Hart Senate Office Building, Room 902
Members of the U.S. Senate and their staff will join us for brief remarks and an
opportunity to mingle with RA staff and members.
Thursday, March 19
8a.m. – 9a.m.
Breakfast Roundtables with Philanthropy Liaisons
Location: Washington Court Hotel, Atrium Ballroom
Breakfast service will begin at 7:30am
Hosted by the Council on Foundations, federal philanthropic liaisons will join
attendees for breakfast.
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U.S. Department of Justice
Federal Emergency Management Agency
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
National Science Foundation
U.S. Department of Education
Corporation for National and Community Service
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
U.S. Department of State
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Peace Corps
9a.m. – 12p.m.
FOTH Meetings*
This is your delegation’s opportunity to meet with members of Congress. Your
regional association will provide logistics for your meetings.
12p.m. – 1p.m.
FOTH House Philanthropy Caucus Luncheon*
Location: Library of Congress, Madison Building, Montpelier Room
Lunch service will begin at 11:30am
Members of the U.S. House and their staff will join us to learn about place-based
philanthropy.
1p.m. – 5p.m.
FOTH Meetings*
Meetings continue on the Hill.
Friday, March 20
8:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Nonprofit Media: Towards a More informed Public
Location: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP - 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington DC 20004
As part of Philanthropy Week in Washington, the Council on Foundations is
pleased to invite you to a breakfast roundtable to explore challenges that
nonprofit media organizations face in becoming tax-exempt.
Nonprofit media organizations are diverse nonprofits that serve a valuable role
in educating citizens through in-depth public interest reporting, including
investigative journalism, news reports, explanatory journalism, solutions
journalism, and specialty journalism, in order to elevate important social topics,
particularly at the local level. However, a 2013 report from a committee of
experts convened by the Council on Foundations, The IRS and Nonprofit Media:
Toward Creating a More Informed Public, found that these organizations often
struggle with the process of obtaining tax-exempt status from the IRS. The
current IRS criteria for recognizing these organizations as tax exempt does not
account for an evolving digital media landscape or newly accepted nonprofit
operational practices.
A legal expert will bring us up to speed on the state of nonprofit media
organizations today, and will examine persistent challenges these organizations
face in achieving and maintaining tax exemption. We’ll also be joined by leaders
from two nonprofit media organizations who will share first-hand experience
from the field and explain their organization’s mission and operations, along
with their experiences navigating tax exemption. RSVP required
*FOTH is hosted by the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers in partnership with the
Council on Foundations and will be held during Philanthropy Week in Washington. Events marked
with an asterisk are included in registration for FOTH at www.foundationsonthehill.org. Other
events require additional registration.