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April 30, 2025

AZ Impact for Good remains on the lookout for widely anticipated federal executive orders directly affecting nonprofits and philanthropy. We’re grateful for the leadership of and timely policy intelligence from our national partners, the National Council of Nonprofits and United Philanthropy Forum, and will continue to share what we learn with you via Advocacy Alerts and this monthly newsletter.

Earlier this month, we learned the U.S. Department of Justice is reviewing several proposed EOs that, if enacted, could have profound consequences for nonprofits. These include:

Restrictions on nonprofits that receive foreign donations and engage in broadly defined “political activity”
Revocation of tax-exempt status for climate-focused nonprofits (potentially expanding to other advocacy organizations)
Limitations on foundation grants to international organizations

Internal disagreement among federal agencies, including the DOJ and Treasury, may be delaying—and could result in changes to—these proposals.

Watch your inbox for additional news and updates. In the meantime, check out AZ Impact for Good’s Federal 2025 Executive Actions resource page where AZIFG members can find timely updates information. You’ll find links to a new resource from the National Council of Nonprofits, Myth v. Reality: Executive Branch Lacks Authority to Target Nonprofit Organizations, as well as NCN’s The Impacts of Recent Executive Actions on Nonprofits page and United Philanthropy Forum’s Executive Actions Impacting the Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors page. Members can also register for our bi-weekly Hear & Be Heard member briefings where we’ll bring you insights from national and local experts, and share actions you can take right now to advocate for your nonprofit.

In Arizona legislative news, Gov. Katie Hobbs last week signed a bipartisan $122 million supplemental appropriation package for the Division of Developmental Disabilities, finally resolving a months-long, partisan standoff that has overshadowed the legislative session. The belated bipartisan cooperation was hopefully a harbinger for fiscal year 2026 budget negotiations.

The legislature will soon cut its work schedule to two days a week to give legislative leaders time to focus on the budget. GOP leaders have been sharply critical of the executive spending plan released in January but have yet to release their own version. They are expected to take a cautious spending approach amid economic uncertainty surrounding federal tariff policy and anticipated congressional budget and tax cuts.

The House of Representatives will vote on AZIFG’s top legislative priority, SB 1496 – tax credit; qualifying charitable organizations, in the coming days. AZIFG requested the bill on behalf of member QCOs and is working with key lawmakers and stakeholders on an amendment to refine the bill before it goes to the House floor.

AZIFG continues to advance its 2025 Public Policy Agenda and keep members informed about legislative issues affecting Arizona’s nonprofit and philanthropic sector through monthly Policy Council meetings. Interested in joining the Policy Council? Learn more here.

Questions? Email Chief Public Policy Officer Laurie Liles at lauriel@azimpactforgood.org.

-Your Advocates at AZ Impact for Good

States Sue Trump Administration Over Dismantling of AmeriCorps

Two dozen states sued the Trump administration Tuesday over the dismantling of AmeriCorps, the 30-year-old federal agency for volunteer service, and over the cancellation of hundreds of millions of dollars in grant funding for state and community projects across the U.S.

Democratic state officials filed the federal lawsuit against the agency and its interim head. It alleges that President Donald Trump’s cost-cutting efforts through the Department of Government Efficiency illegally gutted the agency established by Congress and reneged on grants funded through the AmeriCorps State and National program, which was budgeted $557 million in congressionally approved funding this year.

Call Congress! Ask Them to Protect Nonprofits and Philanthropy in the Upcoming Tax and Spending Debate

Wondering how you can advocate for your organization and the nonprofit and philanthropic sector right now? Call your members of Congress and ask them to protect nonprofits in the upcoming tax and budget debate.

In the coming months, Congress will consider tax reform and budget proposals that could help—or harm—charitable nonprofits. Lawmakers can help nonprofits by co-sponsoring the bipartisan Charitable Act, (S. 317/ H.R. 801), which would create a non-itemizer, universal charitable deduction. Specifically, the bill would enable taxpayers who take the standard deduction (about 88% of taxpayers) to deduct charitable donations of up to one-third of the standard deduction, or about $4,500 for individuals and $9,000 for married couples based on the current standard deduction.

And they can protect nonprofit nonpartisanship by preserving an important provision of the tax code requiring that, in exchange for tax-exempt status, a charitable nonprofit, foundation, or religious organization may not engage in partisan political activity.

Advocacy Step-by-Step

Find your member at this link.

Tell them you are a constituent. Ask to speak to the tax staffer.

Follow the script below.

Ask them to protect nonprofits doing irreplaceable work in the district and state in upcoming spending and tax debates.

Keep the call to less than five minutes.

Need a Script?

Explain what your organization does for constituents in the district and state.

Share that you are professionals and volunteers working and serve the people in your district and state.

Use 1-2 memorable numbers. Invite them for an on-site visit.

Ask: “Can we have the representative/senator’s support in upcoming tax and spending debates that impact us and his/her constituents?”

"Hear and be Heard" Meetings About Executive Actions

Members can join AZIFG and other nonprofit/grantmaker organizations for bi-weekly virtual "Hear and Be Heard" meetings about the current status of executive actions.

Hear the latest on executive actions and their impact to your work
Share your voice with AZIFG and key stakeholders to inform our efforts to support you
Connect with colleagues to share insights, collaborate on solutions and support each other
Click on each date below to register for the member meetings

Every other Thursday: 5/1 | 5/15 | 5/29 | 6/12 | 6/26

9–10 a.m.

Upcoming Topic: 5/1 - Discussion Focus: Education

Federal Advocacy Issues

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