While it is my firm belief that the purpose of nonprofits is to singularly do good and I struggle with understanding how the IRS can give tax exemptions to those whose singular purpose is to disrupt the good order or simply do bad, the times they are changing over what now will constitute bad. Yes, the wealth will get wealthier and the not wealthy will write proposals or simply wither away. But equally worse, the nonprofits that do do good will be looked at with a different lens by those whose values frame all the world differently. For example from Philanthropy Daily:
The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments Monday over whether the state’s attorney general can shut down a Catholic charity that provides aid to immigrants and poor people. Attorney General Ken Paxton has sought documents from Annunciation House, and ultimately its closure, but was thwarted by a lower court. The state argues that the charity harbors people who are in the country illegally and that religious protections do not confer immunity for violating immigration laws. The charity says the actions violate its religious freedom and that officials have failed to show that it conceals people from law enforcement. (Courthouse News Service)
Nonprofit Board Member! Be aware - review your policies, mission and values; Ensure you have legal representation; consider what membership organizations have to offer; don't go this era alone - collaborate to have common voice and cause and perhaps even legal representation