Nonprofit Layoffs: What We Don’t Know

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July 14, 2025

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Subject: Nonprofit Layoffs: What We Don't Know

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Data & Research

What We Know — and Don’t Know — About the Nonprofit Layoff Crisis

By Tamara Straus, Sara Herschander, and Elizabeth Haugh April 10, 2025

As federal budget cuts ripple through an uncertain economy, at least 23,000 documented, full-time positions have been eliminated since Inauguration Day.
Leadership

Ian Bassin: Devising Playbooks for Civil-Society Groups to Fight Authoritarianism

By Alex Daniels July 8, 2025

The founder of Protect Democracy says nonprofits fighting for democracy need to use everything at their disposal — litigation, voting restrictions, policy development, and public messaging.
Religion & Taxes

IRS Opens Door for Churches to Endorse Political Candidates

By Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer July 14, 2025

Churches and other houses of worship can endorse political candidates without risking the loss of their tax-exempt status, the Internal Revenue Service said in a recent filing.

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Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online

The mammoth budget bill just signed into law has expanded child-care provisions, thanks at least in part to the nonprofit Moms First. The organization corralled businesses including UPS, Toyota, and Mazda, along with parents across the political spectrum, to lobby Congress. Among its victories were a permanent expansion of the child and dependent care tax credit, a more generous tax credit for employer-provided child care, and a higher cap on pre-tax dependent care assistance plans. (Fortune)

More on the Big Budget Bill

How Trump’s Big Bill Makes It Easier for All Americans to Claim the Tax Break for Charitable Donations — Not Just Rich People (MarketWatch)
Kentucky Nonprofits Brace for Medicaid Coverage Rollbacks (Paducah Sun)
- Background from the Chronicle: Tax Measure Will Add New Money Woes to a Reeling Nonprofit Sector

Cuts, Closures, and Executive Orders

Trump Administration to Block Undocumented Children From Head Start (Washington Post)
Some N.J. Nonprofit Leaders Say They Are Not Backing Down From DEI Initiatives, Despite Trump’s Dismantling Policies (WHYY)
- Background from the Chronicle: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

More News

‘From Something That Was Terrible’ to Amazing: Foundations Step Up as Federal Government Cancels Grants (Boston Globe)
- Background from the Chronicle: Tonya Allen, Deepak Bhargava, and John Palfrey: United in Their Determination to Give According to Their Values
Texas Overhauls Anti-Abortion Program That Spent Tens of Millions of Taxpayer Dollars With Little Oversight (ProPublica)
How Iconiq, the Wealth Firm Backed by Mark Zuckerberg, Brings Ultra-Rich Philanthropists Together (CNBC)

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