Sarah Ford | October 26, 2012

Nonprofit Leaders Urge Obama and Romney to Protect Tax Break

Leaders of big nationwide nonprofits sent letters to President Obama and Mitt Romney on Thursday urging the presidential candidates to reconsider their proposals to cut the charitable tax deduction.

A special gathering has been scheduled on December 4 and 5 to bring hundreds individuals to Washington to tell members of Congress that any tax changes that led to decline in private giving would devastate nonprofits and the people they serve.

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