MCF's Bob Tracy and Katina Mortensen went to Washington D.C. for Foundations on the Hill in March and met with Minnesota's 10 Congressional delegation offices. The meetings were focused on promoting philanthropy and charitable giving through...
In March 2018, President Trump signed a federal omnibus spending bill that included $380 million for election security. From this money, Minnesota should received a grant of nearly $6.6 million in federal dollars for election security. Unlike...
Here is MCF's Policy in Focus February e-newsletter.
Policy in Focus provides In-the-moment updates on all MCF...
Governer Walz and Lt. Governor Flanagan released their budget today, February 19th, 2019. The budget indicates that adequately replenishing the Disaster Assistance Contingency Account is a priority for this administration. Minnesota's disaster...
The 116th Congress is officially underway and MCF is getting ready to participate in Foundations on the Hill in March 2019 to meet with Minnesota's Congressional Delegation. The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and its impact on the charitable sector...
Minnesota topped the nation in voter turnout in 2018 (...
Minnesota's disaster assistance contingency fund is critical to making it possible for the state to act quickly when disaster strikes. The fund is currently experiencing a shortfall, and the Minnesota Senate Committee on Judiciary and...
Leaders in the independent sector have been heavily focused on the impact on tax reform on charitable giving ever since the 2017 tax reform conversations began. The expectation is that the 2017 tax reform will negatively impact charitable giving...
We knew this would happen. Conservative GOP members of Congress, and in the House in particular, are going to use every opportunity they can find to slip repeal of the Johnson Amendment into any bill they can. Now it's the 2019 appropriation...
The Supreme Court ruled this week that Ohio can continue its "use it or lose it" practice of...
