Nonprofit and Tax-exempt Organizations
Nilan Johnson Lewis has deep experience representing and advising nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations through all aspects of their legal and operational complexities. We work closely with our nonprofit and tax-exempt clients to understand their specialized needs, so we can create solutions to meet their objectives. We support nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations with a full breadth of legal and business services that include:
- Regulation and governance
- Application for tax exemption
- Charitable contributions
- Mergers, reorganizations, and dissolutions
- Joint ventures and strategic alliances
- Social enterprise
- Tax-exempt bond financing
- Tax matters
- Endowment funds
- Sponsorships
- Employment law
- Employee benefits
- Real estate
Nilan Johnson Lewis represents a wide variety of nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations that include:
- Charitable organizations
- Associations
- Private and corporate foundations
- Private and charter schools
- Private colleges and universities
- Hospitals and clinics
- Home care and ambulance services
Zachary J. Crain
Shareholder & Chair, Corporate & Transactional Services
Stephen K. Warch
Shareholder & Chair, Health Care
Mai Lee Yang
Shareholder & Chair, Health Care
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- Nilan Johnson Lewis Expands Nonprofit Practice with Hire of Ann Novacheck
- Top 10 Nonprofit Association Legal Questions for 2019
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- Charities Participating in Policy and Protest: 2017 and Beyond
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- UBIT Issues for Associations, Tax Hot Topics, Contracts and Employment Law
- Leaders Impacting the Nonprofit Community: Four-Session Series
- Event: Heidi Christianson Speaking at CLA Nonprofit and Health Care Conference
- Event: 2015 Nonprofit Law Conference