Tax-Exempt Organizations
We routinely handle the issues that impact charitable and other tax-exempt organizations, including corporate governance, charitable giving, government affairs, labor and employment, intellectual property and litigation. In addition, we provide industry-focused, strategic legal advice to our tax-exempt charitable organization clients. Our years of experience and depth of resources directly translates into cost-effective representation.
Lathrop & Gage’s practice reflects the nearly infinite variety of tax-exempt charitable organizations, including:
- Educational institutions
- Hospitals and other health care organizations
- Museums, theaters, music and other arts organizations
- Non-charitable exempt organizations
- Private and private-operating foundations
- Religious organizations
- Various other charitable organizations
We also represent numerous non-charitable exempt and governmental organizations from formation to providing on-going legal services. For example, we represent the following types of organizations:
- Social welfare organizations – 501(c)(4)
- Labor and agricultural organizations – 501(c)(5)
- Business leagues and trade associations – 501(c)(6)
- Social clubs – 501(c)(7)
- Lodges and fraternal societies – 501(c)(8)
- Voluntary employers beneficiary associations – 501(c)(9)
- Political organizations – 527
- SB 40 boards (Missouri)
