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Oct 7, 2011

Event Update- ACR Fly In/Speak Out

Event Update- ACR Fly In/Speak Out

ACR gathered over 30 philanthropic and nonprofit organizations from across the country in Washington, D.C. on October 6, 2011. We met with nearly three dozen Congressional offices to educate them about the importance of protecting the current charitable deduction from the 28% cap proposed by the Administration.

Brief Stats:

  • Participants included 6 grantmakers, 5 museums, 4 human services organizations, 9 performing arts organizations,1 zoo, and a half dozen other nonprofit supporters.
  • Participants hailed from states including Washington, New York, Texas, Virginia, Maryland, South Carolina, Montana, West Virginia, Nebraska, and Ohio.
  • There were 35 meetings with Congressional offices of both Democrats and Republicans from the Senate Finance Committee, House Ways and Means Committee, and the Joint Selection Committee on Deficit Reduction (aka Super Committee).

A working dinner on Wednesday evening kicked-off the event. At the dinner were leaders from several national grantmaking associations demonstrating their support for the effort. Evan Liddiard, former long-time tax advisor to Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), provided a timely update on the legislative agenda and tips for messages that would resonate with policymakers.

On Thursday, the teams visited the Hill for meetings with Members and key staff. We are working on follow-up from the meetings and look forward to continued discussions. 

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