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Overview
Legal and Tax Compliance and Planning Essentials
How confident are you in your knowledge of how private foundations are to be created and operated? Do you have the latest information on compliance and transparency requirements? Are you maximizing the tax-planning opportunities while ensuring audit-proof procedures? This practical guide to private foundations offers strategic guidance steeped in years of our faculty's experience. Register today!
- Get a practical refresher on the basics of private foundations and compare them to public charities.
- Explore best practices for drafting bylaws that can withstand disputes and legal scrutiny.
- Get tips for qualifying an entity as a private foundation.
- Advise foundation boards regarding a variety of issues, including investments and grants.
- Prevent director misconduct and other compliance hurdles with a strong grasp of rules and safeguards.
- Better understand the use of Form 990 and avoid common errors.
Abbreviated Agenda
- Private Foundations Overview
- Incorporating and Obtaining the Exemption: Key Documents and Procedures
- Funding Private Foundations: Best Assets to Use, Top Tactics
- Operation, Governance, and Succession Essentials
- Recordkeeping Requirements
- Applying Private Foundation Tax Rules
- Filing Tax Returns (IRS Form 990-PF and IRS Form 990-T)
- Legal Ethics
Credit Details
Credits Available
| Credit | Status | Total | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska CLE |
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6 Total | 01-25-2026 |
| Arizona CLE |
|
6 Total | 01-25-2026 |
| California CLE |
|
6 Total | 01-25-2026 |
| Colorado CLE |
|
7 Total | 12-31-2026 |
| Connecticut CLE |
|
6 Total | 01-25-2026 |
| Delaware CLE |
|
6 Total | 01-25-2026 |
| Hawaii CLE |
|
6 Total | 01-25-2026 |
| Idaho CLE |
|
6 Total | |
| Illinois CLE |
|
6 Total | 01-23-2026 |
| Maine CLE |
|
6 Total | 01-23-2026 |
| Minnesota CLE |
|
6 Total | 01-25-2026 |
| Missouri CLE |
|
6 Total | 01-25-2026 |
| Northern Mariana Islands CLE |
|
6 Total | 01-25-2026 |
| Montana CLE |
|
6 Total | 01-25-2027 |
| North Dakota CLE |
|
6 Total | 01-25-2027 |
| Nebraska CLE |
|
6 Total | 01-25-2026 |
| New Hampshire CLE |
|
6 Total | 01-25-2027 |
| New Jersey CLE |
|
7.2 Total | 03-19-2026 |
| New Mexico CLE |
|
6 Total | 01-25-2026 |
| Nevada CLE |
|
6 Total | 01-25-2027 |
| New York CLE |
|
7 Total | 01-25-2027 |
| Oklahoma CLE |
|
7 Total | 01-25-2026 |
| Oregon CLE |
|
6 Total | 01-25-2027 |
| Pennsylvania CLE |
|
6 Total | 01-25-2026 |
| Rhode Island CLE |
|
6 Total | |
| Vermont CLE |
|
6 Total | 01-25-2026 |
| Washington CLE |
|
6 Total | 01-24-2029 |
| Wisconsin CLE |
|
7 Total | 12-31-2025 |
| West Virginia CLE |
|
7.2 Total | 01-25-2026 |
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CLE
Agenda
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Private Foundations Overview
- What is a Private Foundation? Core Concepts, Terms, and Definitions
- Types of Private Foundations
- Public Charities vs. Private Foundations
- Private Foundations vs. Charitable Trusts
- Non-Operating Foundations vs. Operating Foundations
- The Use of LLCs (and L3Cs) for Nonprofits
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Incorporating and Obtaining the Exemption: Key Documents and Procedures
- Liability Associated With Unincorporated Organizations
- Articles of Incorporation - Key Provisions to Include
- Mission Statement
- Conflict of Interest Policy
- Obtaining the Exemption (Form 1023): What to Include?
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Funding Private Foundations: Best Assets to Use, Top Tactics
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Operation, Governance, and Succession Essentials
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Recordkeeping Requirements
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Applying Private Foundation Tax Rules
- Mandatory Distributions and Excise Tax
- Qualifying Distributions
- Charitable Activities
- Tax Benefits (and Disadvantages)
- Taxes on Self-Dealing
- Investments That Jeopardize the Exempt Purposes
- Top Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT) Mistakes
- Taxable Expenditures
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Filing Tax Returns (IRS Form 990-PF and IRS Form 990-T)
- IRS Form 990-PF and IRS Form 990-T
- Timeline, Dates, and Other Requirements
- Contributions, Disbursements, Expenses, Sales of Assets, Capital Gains, and Similar Items
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Legal Ethics
- Multiple Representation Issues: Who is the Client?
- Attorney-Client Confidentiality Within the Different Levels of an Organization
- Confidentiality vs. Disclosure to the IRS
- Self-Dealing Situations
- Excessive Compensation
- Direct Referrals From Board
- When the Attorney Must Resign
Who Should Attend
This program is designed for attorneys. Accountants, tax professionals, directors, fiduciaries, and paralegals may also benefit.
Speakers
Speaker bio
Paul M. Roy
is an attorney with Withers Bergman LLP. He leads the firm's philanthropic and charitable organizations practice on the East Coast. Mr. Roy has been with Withers Bergman LLP and its predecessor for nearly 34 years. His practice focuses on domestic and international estate planning; advising private foundations and other non-profit organizations on tax matters; as well as counseling wealthy individuals with respect to planned giving and tax-exempt organizations. Mr. Roy has written numerous articles on domestic and international estate planning, and is a frequent speaker on legal matters that are relevant to artists, dealers, museums, and other charities. He earned his law degree from Georgetown University and his bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business.
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