Is it possible to make grants to individuals or organizations that are not charities? Can we support grantees where one or more of our board members has a conflict of interest? What process do we need to follow with regard to our discretionary grants, and is there a limit to the proportion of our grantmaking that can go to these grants? Do we need a grant agreement for every grant we make? Can we support public elections or engage in lobbying efforts? What kind of liability do we have if a project we fund causes damages or injury to an individual?
Join us for this follow-up to the tremendously popular “Toeing the Line” webinar we held last December on common legal pitfalls in foundation governance. Featuring a case study format, this session will focus on many of the most common legal pitfalls in family foundation grantmaking, and will be led nationally recognized legal advisors Andras Kosaras and Jim Joseph of Arnold and Porter. Not to worry – the session will feature plenty of time for Q & A to ensure that all of your questions are answered!
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James P. Joseph represents clients on tax litigation and planning matters for Arnold & Porter LLP. Mr. Joseph represents tax-exempt organizations (including public charities, private foundations, international nongovernmental organizations, and trade associations) on business ventures, structuring and implementing complex programs, lobbying, and political activities. He represents corporate and individual donors on charitable, advocacy-related, and political giving, and also works with corporate and tax-exempt clients on governance, executive compensation, and other general tax matters.
Andras Kosaras is an Associate in Arnold & Porter LLP's Tax practice group. Prior to joining Arnold & Porter, Mr. Kosaras was an attorney and director of ethical standards and philanthropic outreach at the Council on Foundations in Washington, DC. He also spent two years as a research assistant at Harvard University's Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations, assisting Marion R. Fremont-Smith in the completion of her book, Governing Nonprofit Organizations: Federal and State Law and Regulation, published by Harvard's Belknap Press in 2004. Mr. Kosaras holds a BA in Philosophy, summa cum laude, from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a J.D., magna cum laude, from the New England School of Law, Boston, where he was a member of the law review.