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New Grants Executive Order: Accountability, Partnerships, and Uncertainty for Discretionary Funding
President Trump’s recent grants system reform directive—Executive Order 14332, “Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking” (August 7, 2025)—has alarmed many involved in partnerships with federal programs. They call it a further […]
Navigating Federal Funding Uncertainty: What Faith-Based Organizations Should Know
For faith-based nonprofits engaged in education and human services, federal grants have long served as both a resource and a point of tension—expanding the reach of their ministries while often […]
At a Glance – SBA’s New Center for Faith
On July 14, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the launch of its new Center for Faith. Housed in the SBA’s Office of Economic Development, the Center for Faith […]
The Future of the Johnson Amendment
In 1995, the only instance of the Johnson Amendment—a provision in the U.S. tax code that prohibits 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations, including churches, from endorsing or opposing political candidates—being enforced against […]
In Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin, the Supreme Court Affirms the Sacred Within Civic Institutions
In a quiet but significant victory, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the Catholic Charities Bureau of the Diocese of Superior qualifies for a religious exemption from Wisconsin’s unemployment […]