The White House has no immediate plans to strip climate-focused non-profit organizations of their tax exempt status, a White House official said on Tuesday, as those groups marshalled efforts to prepare for a slew of executive orders.
“No such orders are being drafted or considered at this time,” a White House official told Reuters.
The American Civil Liberties Union and Public Citizen held a Zoom call last week that was accessed by more than 5,000 people to discuss how charities can prepare for a possible executive action as soon as Tuesday, which is also Earth Day. A Reuters reporter was on the call.
Climate non-profits anticipate fight with Trump over tax status
At the same time, a political law firm Sandler Reiff circulated a memo, seen by Reuters, to its non-profit and philanthropy clients advising them not to panic if the administration attempts to revoke their tax-exempt status or freeze international work.
Concerns ran high after recent comments from President Donald Trump taking aim at the charitable status of Harvard University, seen as a potential first shot against other so-called 501(c)
Read More