The statute of limitations has doomed a claim for a seat on the board of directors of a California. religious corporation when the claimant had been removed from the board at least 16 years prior to the claim.  An appellate in California has affirmed dismissal of the claim and summary judgment for the corporation denying his status.

A Coalition of leaders from the fields of higher education, healthcare, philanthropy, law and nonprofit governance has asked the Internal Revenue Service to require large public charities to make public the composition of their governing boards.

In an Open Letter, the Coalition for Nonprofit Board Diversity Disclosure specifically asks the IRS to include on the annual Form 990 tax return a question about “the gender and racial/ethnic demographics of their boards, based on how board members self-identify.”  It further supports “including LGBTQ+ and disability disclosure.”

When Jane Scaccetti, one of the signors of the Open Letter asking the IRS to require large public charities to disclose the composition of their governing boards, was the only woman on the board of a for-profit business, the board was considering the features it could provide and promote for a 24-hour towing service for stranded motorists.  The men talked about their towing capabilities and the company’s ability to repair the cars towed in.

The Internal Revenue System has issued a Generic Legal Advice Memorandum (a “GLAM”) saying that “NIL Collectives” formed to help collegiate athletes monetize their “name, image and likeness” assets are probably not eligible for charitable exemption because they will in many cases be operating for a substantial non-exempt purpose, serving the private interests of the student-athletes. (AM 2023-004, 6/9/23.)  The GLAM has caused a significant uproar in the college athletics world.

Trustees of a charitable trust making distributions to support a public garden and several colleges waited too long to seek a review of a 2003 settlement agreement, approved by a court, that allocated the distributions among the beneficiaries.  The Supreme Court of Alabama has dismissed a petition from the trustees to increase the support of the gardens.

A former executive of a Washington, D.C. private foundation has been permitted to pursue claims against the Foundation for violation of a non-disparagement agreement made as part of a settlement of her claims of discrimination when she was fired.  A divided D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a District Court decision dismissing the claims against the Foundation and a defamation claim against the Foundation’s CEO.