"But the current administration is trying to tell a different story. Just a few weeks into his second term, President Trump issued a memorandum in which he suggests - without evidence - that "many" nonprofits are using taxpayer dollars to undermine American interests. The administration paired that with a number of early executive orders that have resulted in organizations across the country losing access to federal funding."
"In recent months, this narrative has generated escalating threats by the government against nonprofit organizations: congressional hearings and inquiries accusing nonprofits of fueling a border crisis by facilitating illegal human trafficking; calls by lawmakers for the IRS to investigate whether specific groups still deserve tax-exempt status, or for DOJ to investigate political opponents; investigations into nonprofits that have angered wealthy Trump allies; and attempts by DOGE to infiltrate a nonprofit critical of Trump's policies."
National Nonprofit Day falls amid increasing politicized scrutiny of nonprofit organizations by federal and state actors. Nonprofits provide community assistance, disaster support, food aid, and services that help low-income children succeed in school. The administration has alleged without evidence that many nonprofits use taxpayer dollars to undermine American interests and has issued executive orders that have caused organizations to lose federal funding. Recent government actions include congressional hearings and inquiries accusing nonprofits of facilitating illegal human trafficking, calls for IRS and DOJ investigations of specific groups, probes into organizations that anger wealthy allies, and attempts to infiltrate critical nonprofits. The administration also proposes denying public service loan forgiveness to workers at organizations deemed to have a "substantial illegal purpose."
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