The Regulation of Nonprofits and Philanthropy Project conducts research on the regulatory frameworks that govern the nonprofit sector. The project has four goals:
- systematically documenting current regulations across states,
- developing research tools to access those regulations and promote research through the nonprofit Legal Compendium,
- conducting research on regulation of nonprofits and philanthropy to deepen our understanding of how policies impact nonprofits, and
- promoting the diffusion of research and best practices through publications and convenings
Background and Support
This project brings together cross-disciplinary groups of scholars and experts to document and understand how regulation affects nonprofit organizations and philanthropy through empirical research. This work is a partnership of the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy and its National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS) at the Urban Institute, and the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University, with support from the Mott Foundation.
Project Contributors
Elizabeth T. Boris, Institute Fellow, Urban Institute
Cindy M. Lott, Clinical Professor of Philanthropic Studies, Indiana University
Teresa Harrison, Professor of Economics, Drexel University
Jesse Lecy, Associate Professor, Data Scientist, Arizona State University / Urban Institute
Project Advisors
Alan J. Abramson, George Mason University
Angela Bies, University of Maryland
Nathan Dietz, University of Maryland
Leslie Friedlander, Office of the Oklahoma Attorney General
Brian Galle, UC Berkeley Law
Karen Gano (formerly Connecticut Attorney General Office)
Philip Hackney, University of Pittsburgh
Teresa Harrison, Drexel University
Karin Kunstler Goldman, New York State Department of Law, Charities Bureau
Ruth Madrigal, KPMG (formerly US Treasury Department)
Amy Coates Madsen, Maryland Nonprofits
Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer, Notre Dame University
George Mitchell, City University of New York
Cinthia Schuman Ottinger, Aspen Institute
Marc Owens, Loeb & Loeb, LLP (formerly IRS Exempt Organizations Division)
Sue Santa, Girl Scouts of America (formerly Council on Foundations)
Steven R. Smith (formerly APSA)
Eugene Steuerle, Urban Institute
John Tyler, Kauffman Foundation
