Week 12
Non-Profit Corporations, Charities, and Foundations
Syllabus: The Role of the State Attorney General
State Attorneys General have always had some responsibility to review the operations of non-profit charities and foundations. Unlike like for-profit sectors of the economy, which answer to boards of directors and shareholders, Attorneys General often are the only entity with responsibility over non-profit charities and foundations. Particularly because the 1.5 million non-profit organizations, such as hospitals, health insurers, and universities, contribute over a trillion dollars to the economy, the Attorney Generals’ increased use of that authority has taken on national significance.
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- Speaker - Maine AAG Paul Suitter, '15 -
- The Nonprofit Sector in Brief 2019, National Center for Charitable Statistics, The Urban Institute, June, 2019
- State Regulation and Enforcement in the Charitable Sector, Cindy Lott, et. al., Urban Institute, 2016 (Reference)
- AAG Bob Carlson, Missouri, Assistant Attorney General, Chapter 12, Protection and Regulation of Nonprofits and Charitable Assets, State Attorneys General Powers and Responsibilities (2013)
- Texas Attorney General, A Guide to Charitable Trust Case Review (2010)
- Various Attorney General Non Profit cases (2003-2019)
- Buffalo Diocese Accused of Years long Cover-Up of Sexual Abuse - The New York Times - Nov. 23, 2020
- Attorney General James Files Lawsuit to Dissolve NRA - New York State Attorney General
- NY Complaint against NRA (Supplemental Reading)
- NRA reports alleged misspending by current and former executives to IRS - The Washington Post
- NRA v. NYAG - State Amicus Brief
- "New York's Attorney General Shouldn't Dismantle the NRA," Bloomberg, Noah Feldman, August 6, 2020