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Theme: Rooting Deeper, Rising Together • When: Thursday, 9/24, & Friday, 9/25 • Where: State College, PA
What happened: On July 22, the House narrowly passed H.Con.Res. 113, 216-214, along party lines, adopting the budget resolution that opens the door to a third partisan reconciliation bill this Congress. Two Republicans and one Independent, joined […]
What happened: The House Ways and Means Committee voted this week to approve three bills that the National Council of Nonprofits (NCN) opposes, on a straight party-line vote: H.R. 9721, the Fiscal […]
What happened: On July 11, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act — described as the most significant federal housing legislation since 1990 — became law, though not through the usual route. […]
Update, July 27: On June 30 — one day before its scheduled effective date — two federal judges vacated the Department of Education’s overhaul of Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) employer […]
Where Things Stand On May 29, 2026, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposed sweeping changes to the Uniform Guidance — the set of rules governing federal grants, cooperative agreements, […]
What happened: On July 3, the Religious Liberty Commission — created by a May 1, 2025 executive order — released a draft report with 12 recommendations following a year of […]
On June 10, 2026, PANO joined nonprofit leaders from across Pennsylvania and fellow state nonprofit associations in Washington, D.C. for a day of advocacy, coalition building, and conversations with members […]
What happened: House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) announced on May 13 that Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) will chair a newly created Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses. […]
What is happening: The Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act (HR 8464), introduced by House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY), is opposed by the The National Council of Nonprofits and national nonprofit […]
What happened: On April 29, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, Inc. v. Davenport, holding that a state subpoena demanding private donor […]
What happened: In a 6-3 decision in Louisiana v. Callais, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Louisiana’s congressional map that had created a second majority-Black district, ruling it an unconstitutional […]
What happened: The IRS issued a public Whistleblower Alert encouraging individuals to report misuse of federal funds — explicitly including misuse by tax-exempt organizations. The IRS Whistleblower Program offers cash […]
What happened: The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that the IRS plans to revise Form 990 — the annual information return filed by tax-exempt organizations — to add new […]
What happened: Congress is advancing a second budget reconciliation bill — a legislative process that allows certain budget-related legislation to pass the Senate with a simple majority, bypassing the 60-vote […]
What happened: The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law earlier this year, set in motion the largest cuts to Medicaid in the program’s history — roughly $1 trillion […]
Federal funding to nonprofits is being disrupted on multiple fronts simultaneously. As of April 6, 2026, PANO is following these four developments that are directly affecting Pennsylvania organizations right now. […]
What happened: On January 28, 2026, the General Services Administration (GSA) proposed new certification requirements for every organization that receives federal funding, grants, cooperative agreements, loans, and more. To receive […]
May 2026 Update: DHS Shutdown Ends after 76 Days What happened: President Trump signed a bill on April 30 funding most of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), ending the longest […]
UPDATE: According to an Associated Press article updated 8:34 PM ET on January 28, 2025, a federal judge has temporarily blocked the funding freeze. The article, which you can read […]
On January 20, 2025, President Trump signed dozens of Executive Orders (EOs) on a broad range issues affecting nonprofits and those we serve: Diversity, equity, and inclusion programs; Government grants […]
Guest Post Author: National Council of Nonprofits (NCN) The National Council of Nonprofits shares the concerns of many in the charitable nonprofit and philanthropic communities over the House passage of […]
At this stage in the pandemic, charitable nonprofits are experiencing increased demand for services that outpace available funding. Greater incentives for charitable giving are needed more than ever as nonprofits […]
Overview • Nonprofit organizations are social and economic drivers in Pennsylvania. Nonprofits have over 800K employees, or 15% of the Pennsylvania workforce. We generate $116.7 billion in annual revenue, and […]
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The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) (S. 748) provides significant funding for businesses, hospitals, schools, and social support programs, among many other things. Please click here […]
On March 19, the President signed into law, H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. The bill includes a complex set of temporary paid leave mandates and employer reimbursement […]
PANO supports policies that protect the integrity and independence of charitable nonprofits, houses of worship, and foundations which empower individuals of all beliefs to come together to solve community problems […]
PANO supports adequate funding for the 2020 census to ensure that the process is fair and complete and will liaise with the PA nonprofit sector that it represents to support […]
PANO supports policies that promote job creation in all sectors of the economy, especially policies that promote and incentivize employment at Pennsylvania nonprofits. 68% of Pennsylvania graduates have student loan […]
PANO supports policies that incentivize individuals of all income levels to financially contribute to the work of nonprofit organizations in Pennsylvania. Recent tax reform legislation limited this incentive to the […]