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Commercial & Public Finance Corporate & Business Nonprofit Press ReleasesPartridge Snow & Hahn Adds Kelley O’Donnell as an Associate in its Providence, RI Office

November 5, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI, November 5, 2024 – Partridge Snow & Hahn (PSH), a full-service business law and litigation firm, has added Kelley O’Donnell as an associate in the firm’s transactional group. O’Donnell focuses her practice on commercial real estate, nonprofit & tax exemption, and corporate finance. She supports the firm’s partners through research, contract drafting and...

Client Alerts NonprofitFearless Fund Settles Yearlong Suit with the American Alliance for Equal Rights

October 29, 2024

Challenges to Race-based Initiatives Continue: Fearless Fund Settles Yearlong Suit with the American Alliance for Equal Rights, Ending the Strivers Grant Contest for Women of Color Business Owners By Elizabeth O. Manchester and Kelley J. O’Donnell Fearless Fund is a venture capital fund supporting minority business owners, particularly women of color.[1] [Fearless Foundation is a...

Nonprofit Press ReleasesPartridge Snow & Hahn Partner Elizabeth Manchester Named a 2024 Massachusetts “Go To Higher Education Lawyer”

October 28, 2024

BOSTON, MA, October 28, 2024 – Partridge Snow & Hahn (PSH), a full-service business law and litigation firm, announces that Partner Elizabeth O. Manchester was named a 2024 “Go To Higher Education Lawyer” by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. She and fellow honorees are featured in the publication’s Oct. 28 edition. “Go To” Lawyers are nominated by...

Nonprofit Press ReleasesAlliance for Nonprofit Impact Partners with Partridge Snow & Hahn to bring new “Legal Learning Series” to all Rhode Island Nonprofits

September 6, 2024

Providence, RI – The Alliance for Nonprofit Impact at United Way of Rhode Island has partnered with Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP to create a new, multi-part legal learning series for nonprofits. The series will feature 3 sessions each year, and the sessions are free and open to all Rhode Island nonprofits. The first session, titled...

Client Alerts Energy NonprofitInflation Reduction Act Introduces Direct Pay Option for Nonprofit Solar

April 30, 2024

By Christian Capizzo, Elizabeth Manchester, and Madeline Ursini Under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), nonprofit entities, including nonprofit independent schools, are now eligible to receive payment in lieu of tax credits for solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. This extension of the IRA is aimed to make solar ownership more affordable for tax-exempt entities and provides an...

Client Alerts Litigation & Disputes NonprofitMassachusetts and Rhode Island Charities: Unlocking Restricted Funds

April 22, 2024

By Elizabeth O. Manchester, Morgan E. Hedly, and Paul M. Kessimian For many charitable institutions, accepting gifts subject to certain donor-imposed restrictions is in the normal course of business. While these restricted funds are quite common, their usefulness can occasionally become impractical. This frustration of purpose is particularly common for gifts made many decades ago. ...

Client Alerts NonprofitU.S. Department of Education Levies $14 Million Fine Against Liberty University under the Federal Clery Act

April 1, 2024

By Madeline M. Ursini and Elizabeth O. Manchester On March 5, 2024, the U.S. Department of Education (the “Department”) announced that Liberty University (“Liberty”) has agreed to pay a fine of $14 million for material and ongoing violations of the Federal Clery Act. This fine, which was imposed by the Department’s Office of Federal Student...

Client Alerts Corporate & Business News NonprofitThe Corporate Transparency Act – Must a Nonprofit Organization Comply?

November 30, 2023

By Lawrence J. Sheh, Elizabeth O. Manchester, Brian J. Reilly, and Madeline M. Ursini Beginning on January 1, 2024, the vast majority of new and existing business entities will become subject to beneficial ownership information reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act and its related rules and regulations (collectively, the “CTA”). The CTA requires certain...

Articles Client Alerts Corporate & Business NonprofitGifts of Privately Held Company Interests to a Charity

August 11, 2023

By Elizabeth O. Manchester and Lawrence J. Sheh Overview Donors with ownership interests in privately held companies (i.e., limited liability companies, corporations, partnerships) have the ability to utilize the interest to make a charitable gift. This strategy becomes particularly useful and relevant when Donor is selling his or her business to a third party. Donors...

Client Alerts News NonprofitThe U.S. Department of Education Launches an Investigation into Legacy and Donor Admissions Practices under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act

August 1, 2023

By Madeline M. Ursini or Elizabeth O. Manchester The U.S. Department of Education launched a civil rights investigation into Harvard University’s (“Harvard”) use of legacy and donor admissions preferences, following the United States Supreme Court’s recent decision to strike down the indication of one’s race as a factor in affirmative action policies related to college admissions....

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