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Hurwit & Associates - Nonprofit Law : Areas of Practice Overview
Hurwit & Associates represents over four
hundred nonprofit and philanthropic organizations based in twenty-three
states and sixteen countries. Our clients cover the spectrum of
nonprofit law program
areas and activities. Specific areas of counsel include:
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 Nonprofit
Law and Corporate Governance
- Formation and incorporation
- Governance and board structure,
composition, roles, and responsibilities
- Board/staff relationships, responsibilities,
and delegation of authority
- Conflicts of interest
- Liability, risk management, insurance
- Regulatory compliance and annual
reporting
- Mergers and affiliations
- Corporate practices and recordkeeping
- Corporate dissolutions
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 Tax-Exempt
Organization Law and Regulation
- Counsel to the following classifications
of 501(c) tax-exempt organizations:
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501(c)(2) Corporations
holding property for tax-exempt organizations |
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501(c)(3)
Charitable organizations, including public charities, private
foundations, operating foundations, and supporting organizations |
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501(c)(4) Civic organizations |
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501(c)(5) Labor organizations |
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501(c)(6) Professional,
business, and trade associations, chambers of commerce |
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501(c)(7) Social and recreational
clubs |
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501(c)(8), (9), and (10)
Employee associations and fraternal organizations |
- Obtaining and maintaining tax-exempt status
- Advocacy, lobbying, and political activities
- Grantmaking practices
- Executive compensation
- Intermediate sanctions
- Public charity support tests and qualification
- Private foundation rules and regulations
- Operating foundation and supporting organization
qualification and operating standards
- Disqualified person and self-dealing rules
- Commercial and entrepreneurial activities
- Taxation of unrelated business income
- Corporate Sponsorships
- Annual reporting, Forms 990
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 Charitable
Contributions, Trusts, and Endowments
- Charitable gifts, contributions, and deductibility
- Endowments: creation, use, and management
- Endowment policies
- Donor gift instruments including restricted
and outright gifts, donor advised funds, and board designated
funds
- Modification of charitable trusts
(under the doctrine of Cy Pres)
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 Nonprofit Intellectual Property
- Protecting and managing intellectual property:
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Copyrights, trademarks, names, logos, and patents |
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Research, business methods, work processes, and trade secrets |
- Licensing and royalty agreements
- Private vs. organizational ownership of intellectual property
- Confidentiality, non-competition, and non-solicitation agreements
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 Nonprofit
Organizational Relationships
- Inter-organizational relationships:
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Mergers, acquisitions,
consolidations, and dissolutions |
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Agreements
for joint services, funding, administration, and joint venturing |
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Design and implementation
of strategic alliances and collaborations |
- Intra-organizational relationships:
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Board/staff relationships
and responsibilities |
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Executive and
staff employment agreements |
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Contracts for independent
contractors, vendors, and consultants |
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 Technical
Assistance
- Financial Management and Compliance:
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Annual corporate, tax,
and informational filings |
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Implementation
and management of nonprofit accounting software and charts of
accounts. |
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Consulting regarding financial
statements, and fundraising, grant, and program accounting |
- Computer and Telecommunications:
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Computer, technical,
and web consulting, including network setup, web site programming,
general hardware and software consulting and upgrading, and
trouble-shooting |
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Newton, Massachusetts 02461 (617)
630-6900 |
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