Samwise Nonprofits and Charities Newsletter
Thursday, July 2, 2026
Federal Courts Block Trump Rule That Would Have Stripped PSLF Eligibility From Nonprofit Workers
Two federal courts on Tuesday vacated a Trump administration rule that would have allowed the Department of Education to deny Public Service Loan Forgiveness benefits to employees of nonprofits deemed to have a “substantial illegal purpose.” U.S. District Judge Myong J. Joun in Washington, D.C., ruled the regulation was “contrary to law,” exceeded statutory authority, was arbitrary and capricious, and violated the First Amendment. A Massachusetts court struck down the rule hours before its July 1 effective date. The rule had targeted nonprofits whose work conflicted with administration priorities, raising concern that it would deter workers from choosing lower-paid public service careers.
House Ways and Means Committee Advances Nonprofit Hospital Reporting Bill on Party-Line Vote
The House Ways and Means Committee on July 1 approved H.R. 9504, the Tax Exempt Hospital Transparency Act, on a 25–15 party-line vote. The bill would require nonprofit hospitals to report community benefit spending on a facility-by-facility basis, including charity care data, 340B Drug Pricing Program participation, and service-line expenditures. Large nonprofit hospitals with more than 100 inpatient beds or $100 million in net patient revenue face additional requirements. Supporters contend the bill is needed to justify the $37.4 billion in federal tax breaks nonprofit hospitals received in 2021. The American Hospital Association warned the legislation would impose significant administrative burdens on nearly two-thirds of all hospitals.
Fundraising Platform Carey & Co. Acquires Lautman Maska Neill in Third Deal in 18 Months
Carey & Co., a growing nonprofit fundraising platform, on July 1 announced its acquisition of Lautman Maska Neill & Company, a Washington, D.C.–based direct response and donor acquisition firm. The deal marks the company’s third acquisition in approximately 18 months, following the purchases of Noble Accounting and Schultz & Williams. Carey & Co. is building a comprehensive service platform spanning donor acquisition, direct response fundraising, major and planned giving, capital campaigns, strategic planning, financial management, organizational development, and executive leadership. Lautman Maska Neill brings decades of experience serving major national charities. The consolidation reflects a broader trend of private-equity-backed rollups entering the nonprofit fundraising services sector.
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Dataro Launches AI Predictive Donor Intelligence Inside Bloomerang, Reaching 24,000 Nonprofits
Dataro, an AI fundraising company, on July 1 launched a native integration with Bloomerang’s donor management platform, making predictive donor modeling available to more than 24,000 nonprofits. The integration adds AI-generated scores to every donor record within Bloomerang, identifying which donors are at risk of lapsing, ready to upgrade their giving, or strong candidates for conversion to monthly or major-gift status. Fundraisers also receive daily recommended next-best-action prompts and on-demand AI prospect research. The integration is generally available to Bloomerang customers on select plans, designed to help constrained fundraising teams surface data-driven donor priorities automatically.
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Nonprofit Quarterly Examines the Ideological Shift Behind the Rise of Progressive Philanthropy
Nonprofit Quarterly on July 1 published a detailed analysis examining the growth of what scholars are calling “progressive philanthropy,” a movement that explicitly links charitable giving to systemic change rather than traditional charity. The article traces an ecosystem of grantmakers backed by living donors, including multibillion-dollar endowed foundations whose priorities center on racial justice, gender equity, and democratic institutions. Authors argue the shift reflects growing conviction among major funders that incremental service delivery is insufficient to address structural inequality. The analysis notes that the ecosystem of progressive grantmakers is now larger and more powerful than at any previous point, representing a significant reorientation in philanthropic strategy and sector identity.
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Co-Founder of Black Voters Matter Reflects on a Decade of Mobilizing Southern Black Voters
Nonprofit Quarterly on July 1 published a profile co-produced with The 19th of LaTosha Brown, co-founder of Black Voters Matter, exploring her decade of voter mobilization work across the South. Brown, inspired by her grandparents’ experiences voting as Black Southerners, co-founded the organization in 2016 to formalize a lifetime of civic engagement work. Since then, Black Voters Matter has orchestrated major ground-level outreach campaigns across Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, and Louisiana. Brown frames fundraising itself as a democratic act, arguing that nonprofits mobilizing communities generate civic power that extends well beyond any individual election cycle.
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Sikh Coalition Marks 25 Years of Civil Rights Advocacy Rooted in the Aftermath of 9/11
Harman Singh, executive director of the Sikh Coalition—the largest Sikh civil rights organization in the United States—published an essay in Nonprofit Quarterly on July 2 tracing the organization’s founding in the weeks after September 11, 2001, when Sikh Americans faced widespread hate crimes and misidentification. Singh writes that the community’s resilience was rooted in a centuries-old legacy, and that the crisis galvanized advocates who built institutions to ensure no Sikh would have to choose between their faith and their safety. The Coalition, now 25 years old, continues work on civil rights, education, and religious liberty across the United States.
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