Last updated: November 23, 2020
David Heinen, Vice President for Public Policy and Advocacy
For over 30 years our experts have been posting about issues critical to North Carolina nonprofits, including public policy.
COVID-19 Has Created Major Challenges for North Carolina Nonprofits
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Last updated: October 7, 2020
David Heinen, Vice President for Public Policy and Advocacy
Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act
Date posted: 08/20/2020
Earlier this summer, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and three other U.S. Senators introduced the Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act (S. 4117), which would forgive PPP loans of up to $150,000 with the filing of a one-page attestation form. According to the Center’s recent survey, nearly half of North Carolina nonprofits received PPP loans, and the vast majority of these organizations received $150,000 or less in PPP funding and would benefit from this proposal.
2020 Legislative Summary
Date posted: 07/10/2020
State Policy Decisions Affecting NC Nonprofits in 2020
Federal Reserve Comments
Date posted: 06/19/2020
The Federal Reserve is proposing a new loan program for charitable nonprofits that may help a few organizations as its currently written, but could help all of us if improved. The Fed’s proposed Nonprofit Loan Program would enable nonprofits with between 50 and 15,000 employees to borrow between $250,000 and $300 million. The proposal is based on the Main Street loan program for for-profit employers and, as written, includes arbitrary terms that will disqualify most nonprofit organizations.
PPP Public Comments
Date posted: 05/14/2020
On May 14, 2020, the Center submitted public comments to the Small Business Administration (SBA) on its interim rulemaking on the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
NCGA Letter
Date posted: 05/06/2020
Sign On to North Carolina Nonprofit Community Letter to State Legislators
State COVID-19 Relief Legislation
Date posted: 05/05/2020
On May 4, 2020, Governor Roy Cooper signed into law two COVID-19 relief bills that unanimously passed the NC Senate and NC House of Representatives on May 2. One bill (H.B. 1043) appropriates $1.5 billion in funding for immediate state needs related to the COVID-19 crisis. The other bill (S.704) makes a variety of policy changes to help North Carolina respond to and recover from the pandemic.
Problematic DOL Guidance on Nonprofit Unemployment . . . and How to Fix It
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Last updated: April 28, 2020
David Heinen, Vice President for Public Policy and Advocacy
North Carolina Sign-on Letter to Congress
Date posted: 04/10/2020
As Congress works on additional relief for individuals, businesses, and nonprofits affected by the COVID-19 crisis, North Carolina nonprofits are asking for four specific improvements to the nonprofit relief in the CARES Act: