Who Funds That? EP6: Can Treasury Fix Nonprofit Tax Returns
From InfluenceWatch Podcast by Capital Research Center
May 26, 2026 · 36 min · Episode 6
About this episode
The episode discusses the importance of nonprofit tax returns and proposed changes by the Trump administration to improve transparency and accountability.
Today we’ve got a very important and exciting topic to cover: The nonprofit tax return (Form 990)! Now please don’t turn your podcast dial—this actually matters way more than you think, even if you aren’t a nonprofit accountant, because 990 disclosures are so very important to discovering “Who Funds That” in nonprofit advocacy. The Trump administration has proposed major changes to the “990” that “are intended to detect misconduct and hold wrongdoers accountable.” We’ve invited our colleague Robert Stilson, who has written extensively on fixing the nonprofit tax return, to offer his ideas on what the Trump administration should do. Treasury Announces Form 990 Transparency Initiative to Expose Hidden Funding and Strengthen Oversight Some Suggestions for Improving the Form 990 Thinking About Fiscal Sponsorship: The Form 990 Black Hole Thinking About Fiscal Sponsorship: Potential Reforms Tides Center
People in this episode
Guest: Robert Stilson
Topics covered
- nonprofit tax returns
- Form 990
- transparency initiative
- nonprofit advocacy
- fiscal sponsorship
- government oversight
Keywords
- nonprofit
- tax return
- Form 990
- transparency
- advocacy
- oversight
- fiscal sponsorship
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Trump administration, Treasury, Tides Center
Books & works: Form 990
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