COUNCIL FOR ADVANCEMENT AND SUPPORT OF EDUCATION

S. 317/H.R. 801 - Charitable Act - lobbying in support of legislation that would restore and expand a charitable deduction for non-itemizing taxpayers for 2026/2027, capped at roughly $5,000 for individuals and $10,000 for couples. Lobbying against legislation that would impose and/or expand a net investment income or endowment tax on colleges and universities, such as H.R. 446, H.R. 1006, and H.R. 1128.

Lobbying in opposition to H.R. 1048/S. 1296, the DETERRANT Act, which would lower the foreign gift reporting threshold for colleges and universities to $50,000 from the current $250,000 level.