#72 | Donor Privacy and SCOTUS
Completing schedule B as part of the annual 990 tax filing for most nonprofits is just another task to check off your annual list. You compile your list of major donors who get included and it gets sent to the IRS and any other states who require the filing. Does this violate the donor’s constitutional right to free association? That’s what the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) will soon be deciding! Hear Brittny and Nia’s take on the case and pending decision.
Resources
- Why We Filed an Amicus Brief in the U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Charitable Nonprofits – Council on Nonprofits from April 5, 2021
- Donor Privacy Case Before the Supreme Court Is a Threat to Nonprofit Transparency – Chronicle on Philanthropy from April 28, 2021
- U.S. Supreme Court leans toward conservative groups on concealing donors – Reuters from April 26, 2021
- Amicus Brief signed on by Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) from The Nonprofit Alliance