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2021

Nonprofit Organizations Fundamentals

PRESENTED BY
The University of Texas School of Law
Philanthropy Southwest
Live Webcast Jan 19, 2021
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WEBCAST UNDERWRITER
Frost Wealth Management

EXCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP SPONSOR
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

PREMIER SPONSORS
Fizer, Beck, Webster, Bentley & Scroggins PC

INSTITUTE SPONSORS
Adler & Colvin, a Law Corporation
Blazek & Vetterling
Bourland, Wall & Wenzel, P.C.
Crowe LLP
Ernst & Young LLP
Morgan Stanley Graystone Consulting
Northern Trust Foundation & Institutional Advisors
Polsinelli PC

INSTITUTE UNDERWRITER
Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund
 
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Overview

Join us for the Nonprofit Organizations Fundamentals program—a perfect overview for new entrants and seasoned practitioners in the field, providing focused attention on core issues for both private foundations and charitable organizations.

And stay on for the full 38th Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute, offering a flexible schedule with three partial days, combining key updates and sector trends each morning with in-depth “Master Classes” and related interactive breakout discussions on the issues most relevant to your organization or practice. Hear from nationally recognized experts from private foundations, public charities, law, finance, and government discussing the latest tax, legislative and governance issues affecting nonprofit organizations. 

This is sure to be engaging for longtime attendees and newcomers alike, and an online event you don’t want to miss!

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Event Schedule

Program is subject to change.
All times are Central Time Zone.

  • Time
    Credit
    Subject
    Speaker
  • Tuesday Morning, Jan. 19, 2021
    Presiding Officer:
    Andrea L. March, Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid - Austin, TX
  • 8:50 am
    Welcoming Remarks

  • 9:00 am
    1.00 hr
    Understanding the 501(c) and Governmental Entity Universe
    An overview of the various types of tax-exempt organizations from 501(c)(3) public charities and private foundations to governmental organizations and beyond. 

    Meghan R. Biss, Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered - Washington, DC

  • 10:00 am
    15-Minute Break

  • 10:15 am
    1.00 hr
    Applying for Tax Exemption
    Discuss the basics of applying for recognition of tax-exempt status from the IRS (focusing on 501(c)(3) status but touching on others as well). Address the procedures and forms to follow, as well as offering tips on what to include in the application.

    Justin J. Lowe, Ernst & Young LLP - Washington, DC
    Madeline Obler, Office of General Counsel, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops - Washington, DC

  • 11:15 am
    15-Minute Break

  • 11:30 am
    1.00 hr
    IRS Audits
    An IRS audit won’t happen to my organization, you say—until it does. Audit preparedness should be at the center of any good compliance regime for a Section 501(c)(3) public charity or private foundation, whether you’re audited this year or in 2030. Review the basics of an IRS audit and gain practical advice on preparing for, understanding, managing, and ultimately surviving the audit process.

    Christina N. Cahill, Polsinelli PC - New York, NY
    Kurt Coburn, Blazek & Vetterling - Houston, TX

  • 12:30 pm
    Adjourn

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Conference Faculty

Meghan R. Biss

Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered
Washington, DC

Christina N. Cahill

Polsinelli PC
New York, NY

Kurt Coburn

Blazek & Vetterling
Houston, TX

Justin J. Lowe

Ernst & Young LLP
Washington, DC

Madeline Obler

Office of General Counsel, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Washington, DC

Planning Committee

Joyce Hellums—Co-Chair

Ernst & Young LLP
Austin, TX

Tomer Inbar—Co-Chair

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
New York, NY

Joanna Jefferson—Director

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Megan E. Bell

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
New York, NY

Jody Blazek

Blazek & Vetterling
Houston, TX

Jonathan S. Blum

Polsinelli PC
Dallas, TX

Mia Hsu Burton

Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
Austin, TX

Tyree Collier

Thompson & Knight LLP
Dallas, TX

Michaela J. Cromar

CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
Fort Worth, TX

Lucille DiDomenico

DiDomenico Group
Dallas, TX

Karey Dubiel Dye

Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund
Houston, TX

Hillary Evans

Philanthropy Southwest
Dallas, TX

Andrea L. March

Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid
Austin, TX

Danika Hudik Mendrygal

Mendrygal Law, PLLC
Dallas, TX

Darren B. Moore

Bourland, Wall & Wenzel, P.C.
Fort Worth, TX

Norman E. Nabhan

Graystone Consulting
Houston, TX

Jeffrey E. Sher

Fizer Beck
Houston, TX

Nicola Fuentes Toubia

Fuentes Toubia, PLLC
Houston, TX

Kay Walther

Blazek & Vetterling
Houston, TX

Credit Info

  • Live Webcast
MCLE Credit
Toggle view Texas – 3.00 hrs
Legal Specialization(s): Estate Planning and Probate Law, Tax Law
UT Law CLE will report credit to the State Bar of Texas on your behalf. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com. A Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you upon claiming credit.
Toggle view California – 3.00 hrs
Self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov. Print and keep the Certificate of Completion for your records. A Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you upon claiming credit.
Toggle view Oklahoma – 3.50 hrs
The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #169) live webcast presentations meet the requirements and are presumptively approved by the Oklahoma Bar Association for MCLE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. This accreditation requires attendance verification. In compliance with the rules, UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

To claim Oklahoma MCLE credit, Oklahoma credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. Upon claiming credit, a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Oklahoma Bar Association within 30 days after the webcast.
Toggle view Pennsylvania – 3.00 hrs
UT Law CLE is an approved provider of Pennsylvania credit, sponsor #236. Attorney attendance will be reported to Pennsylvania within 2 weeks of the webcast conclusion. Attorneys are not able to report this credit on their own, and UT Law CLE pays all associated fees for the credit hours. Contact Laura Tolin, ltolin@law.utexas.edu, if you have additional questions.
Toggle view Other States – 3.00 hrs
Note on Self-Reporting Your Credits in Another State
If you wish to satisfy MCLE or other professional education requirements in another state for a program offered by the University of Texas School of Law, please check with the state bar or other licensing authority in that state to ensure it will qualify for self-reporting your credits.
 
To claim Other States MCLE credit, Other States credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. 

This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.
MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.
Other Credit
Toggle view National Accounting CPE – 3.50 hrs
No Additional Credit Information.
Toggle view TX Accounting CPE – 3.50 hrs
The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #250) live webcast presentations meet the requirements and are presumptively approved by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy for Texas Accounting CPE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Approved for general CPE credit only.

This accreditation requires attendance verification. In compliance with the rules, UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

To claim Texas Accounting CPE credit, the Texas Accounting CPE credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. Upon claiming credit, a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you. Self-report your CPE credit directly to the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy.

Contact Laura Tolin, ltolin@law.utexas.edu, if you have additional questions.

Key Dates

Live Webcast – Jan 19, 2021
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Last day for cancellation (full refund): Jan 15, 2021

$50 processing fee applied after this date

Last day for cancellation: Jan 18, 2021

Our Sponsors

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  • Frost Wealth Advisors logo
    Frost Wealth Advisors
    Frost has a team of professionals who work together towards a common goal: to help you achieve financial security. Today the Frost Wealth Advisors are responsible for more than $46 billion (as of September 30, 2020) in assets of individuals, families, businesses and non-profit institutions. You can count on us for investment management, trust administration, estate and financial planning, real estate, oil and gas management, retirement plan management, tax planning and wealth management. Frost has built a legacy of involvement with the communities it serves, especially with the organizations that provide for the betterment of the community. In fact, we have a dedicated group of specialists in our Public Finance Division who understand the specialized financing, treasury, investment and insurance needs of Texas governmental and non-profit institutions including educational, religious and healthcare organizations.
    www.frostbank.com/pages/personal-investments.aspx
  • Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP logo
    Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
    Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP is one of a handful of law firms in the U.S. with a significant practice group devoted exclusively to tax-exempt organizations and has the largest exempt organizations practice in New York City. Our representation of charities and other types of not for-profit, tax-exempt organizations dates back over 90 years, to the firm’s beginnings. We represent tax-exempt organizations in all aspects of their operations and management, and the legal needs of our exempt organization clients cover the spectrum of the firm’s practice areas. As a result, lawyers in every practice area of our 200 attorney firm have substantial experience advising exempt organizations. Our varied clients include museums, fine arts and performing arts organizations, public-private partnerships in global health, colleges and universities, social welfare organizations, advocacy groups, environmental organizations, trade associations, and private foundations of all types, including family foundations and corporate foundations.
     
    www.pbwt.com
  • Fizer, Beck, Webster, Bentley & Scroggins PC logo
    Fizer, Beck, Webster, Bentley & Scroggins PC
    FizerBeck has a highly-regarded and extensive nonprofit and tax exempt organizations practice, in which we assist clients in creating private foundations and public charities, render tax advice on the operation of tax exempt organizations and plan all forms of present and deferred charitable gifts. In this area, we are frequently called upon to obtain private letter rulings from the IRS, and represent tax exempt organizations before the IRS. In this practice area, we advise directors and trustees as to their rights, powers and duties, and in general, work with nonprofit and tax exempt organizations in all phases of their operations and administrative compliance. Clients range from individuals seeking to establish their own charitable organization to established national charities seeking fundraising, fiduciary and/or other legal advice.
    www.fizerbeck.com
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    Adler & Colvin is a firm of seventeen lawyers devoted exclusively to advising nonprofit organizations and their donors, as well as those who work with them.  We focus primarily on federal tax law and state corporate governance issues.  We represent some of the most recognized and respected nonprofits and philanthropic organizations in the country. Our clients include large private foundations and small grassroots organizations, community foundations, operating charities, donor advised fund sponsors, and non-charitable tax-exempt organizations as well.  We are exclusively dedicated to serving the nonprofit sector, and we have developed a breadth and depth of practice that includes charitable gift planning, complex corporate governance, social entrepreneurship, and nonprofit political and legislative lobbying activity.  We have been serving the nonprofit sector since 1982.
    www.adlercolvin.com/
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    Blazek & Vetterling
    Blazek & Vetterling brings together a collective specialization in nonprofit organizations that we believe is unique. With approximately 50 people working with over 500 tax-exempt organizations, we believe that we bring more focused experience to our nonprofit, governmental, and employee benefit plan clients than any other firm. We are a nationally recognized leader in the nonprofit arena, offering audit, tax, and consulting services to a wide range of organizations. In addition to providing professional accounting services to nonprofit organizations, we teach locally and nationally, write, and serve on boards of directors. Our philosophy of service is to understand the unique issues that nonprofit organizations face and to approach them in a professional, business-oriented manner.
    www.bvcpa.com
  • Bourland, Wall & Wenzel, P.C. logo
    Bourland, Wall & Wenzel, P.C.
    Bourland, Wall & Wenzel, P.C. (“BWW”) has been providing high-quality legal services since its founding more than 35 years ago. Throughout that time period, representation of nonprofit organizations, including trade and professional associations, has been a key component of the firm’s practice. BWW is located in downtown Fort Worth, Texas. This location has allowed our firm to work on sophisticated legal projects in a “large city” environment while also giving us the unique ability to represent and work closely with entrepreneurs—both on their for-profit projects as well as in their nonprofit endeavors.
     
    BWW has 28 lawyers spread over a number of different practice areas. We consider ourselves a full-service firm, with limited exceptions where we partner with others. As part of our practice areas, we have lawyers skilled in business planning (including general contract law and leasing and rental issues), tax planning, employment law, intellectual property law, litigation, and the law of tax-exempt organizations. While located in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, we have major clients all over the State of Texas and Southwestern United States (as well as clients that go beyond those primary boundaries). Our clients’ businesses, however, have a much greater reach, as they operate nationally and internationally, resulting in us working on projects well beyond the State of Texas. From the standpoint of exempt organizations, we represent very small local organizations, from booster clubs to library associations, to state-wide and regional charitable organizations, to national organizations and organizations that work internationally.
    www.bwwlaw.com
  • Crowe LLP logo
    Crowe LLP
    Founded in 1942, Crowe LLP is one of the fastest-growing firms in the United States, with an expanding footprint of offices and a top 10 ranking among U.S. accounting and consulting firms. Over the course of seven decades, Crowe has evolved from a small local firm to a large national firm with global reach. We have a strong focus on deep industry specialization, with dedicated teams focused on key industries. Crowe has been working with public sector organizations for over 50 years and serves hundreds of non-profit organizations across the country.

    Crowe’s National Not-for-Profit Tax practice has a deep bench of resources and expertise serving non-profit organizations with both tax and consulting services.  Our team combines functional expertise, industry knowledge, and an innovative approach to provide our clients an exceptional experience.
     
    Crowe is the only Firm that has invested the resources and expertise in developing a comprehensive, IRS-approved tax solution (C-TRAC®). C-TRAC is a project management, web-based platform developed to streamline information gathering for the tax compliance function, including Forms 990, 990-T, extensions, alternative investments, benchmarking, state reporting, and much more. C-TRAC technology solution has 3,000 organizations utilizing the tool. 
  • Ernst & Young LLP logo
    Ernst & Young LLP
    Your business will only succeed if you build it on a strong foundation and grow it in a sustainable way. At EY, we believe that managing your tax obligations responsibly and proactively can make a critical difference. Our global teams of talented people bring you technical knowledge, business experience and consistency, all built on our unwavering commitment to quality service—wherever you are and whatever tax services you need.

    We create highly networked teams that can advise on planning, compliance and reporting and help you maintain constructive tax authority relationships—wherever you operate. Our technical networks across the globe can work with you to reduce inefficiencies, mitigate risk and improve opportunity. Our 50,000 tax professionals, in more than 150 countries, are committed to giving you the quality, consistency and customization you need to support your tax function.
    www.ey.com
  • Morgan Stanley Graystone Consulting logo
    Morgan Stanley Graystone Consulting
    An independent business unit of Morgan Stanley, Graystone Consulting has more than 40 years of experience advising institutional clients as a fiduciary. Our boutique business structure, depth of experience and vast resources have helped us grow into one of the most respected investment consulting firms in the U.S. Whether you are looking to reduce expenses, enhance returns or align your mission with your investments, Graystone is your strategic partner. Our research on “Best of Class” 3rd party asset management firms is one of the broadest in the industry, designed to help nonprofits and foundations meet their investment goals. Graystone consults on over 800 Foundations & Endowment clients with a combined $25B in AUM.
    graystone.morganstanley.com/graystone-houston-austin
  • Northern Trust Foundation & Institutional Advisors logo
    Northern Trust Foundation & Institutional Advisors
    For over 125 years, Northern Trust has been serving individuals, corporations, institutions and nonprofits worldwide. Northern Trust offers a unique proposition to nonprofit organizations, combining the expertise and perspective gained through generations of service to successful families with the investment management and custody infrastructure required by large institutional clients.  

    Northern Trust provides specific investment solutions backed by strategic insights and world-class resources. We can serve as a dedicated investment advisor, offering recommendations regarding asset allocation and manager selection or as a fully outsourced CIO, where a financial advisor works with your board of directors and investment committee to design and implement sophisticated investment programs. We have over 37 years of experience managing open architecture multi-manager assets on a discretionary and advisory basis. Our multi-asset class, multi-manager approach blends active and passive investment strategies to develop an optimal portfolio designed to achieve your investment objectives, spending needs and return expectations with the lowest possible level of risk.  

    Our process of identifying strong and compelling investment strategies has been proven in good and bad economic times. We understand the complex investment challenges that today’s nonprofits face, and most importantly, we blend our expertise and experience to help our clients further their mission.  
    www.northerntrust.com/united-states/what-we-do/wealth-management/nonprofit-services

  • Polsinelli PC

    Polsinelli PC
  • Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund logo
    Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund
    www.goldmansachs.com
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