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Council on Foundations

Council on Foundations filed a Q2 report for Council on Foundations on July 21, 2025.

Lobbying for Council on Foundations · Nonprofit leadership association of philanthropic organizations

As filed: COUNCIL ON FOUNDATIONS for COUNCIL ON FOUNDATIONS.

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Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q2 report

Reporting period

2nd Quarter 2025

Apr 1 - June 30 · Posted Jul 21, 2025

Expenses

$110,000

What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using IRS section 6033(b)(8) definitions (method B): the three LDA methods count different costs, so an expenses figure is not comparable across filers that used different ones.

Client based in

District of Columbia

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 2

EDWARD SHIMKUS New on this filing

Previously held: Congressional Relations for USDA; LD for Rep. Sandy Levin; Staff Assistant, LA and LD for Rep. Tim Bishop
NIDALE ZOUHIR New on this filing

Previously held: Trade Intern for Senate Finance Committee

A "covered position" is a government job the lobbyist held in the 20 years before registering, which the law requires them to name. See the revolving door for former members of Congress across all filings.

Government bodies contacted 3

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when. Each name opens every filing that named the same body.

Lobbying activity 1

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Charitable Act (S. 317/H.R. 801); Charitable Rollover Facilitation and Enhancement Act (H.R.2891); Big Beautiful Bill Act (Pub. L. 119-21), provisions related to foundations/philanthropy, charitable giving incentives, and charitable nonprofit organizations; support for the Johnson Amendment; philanthropic and charitable nonprofit issues.

Bills named in this filing 3

S. 317
Charitable Act
H.R. 801
Charitable Act
H.R. 2891
IRA Charitable Rollover Facilitation and Enhancement Act of 2025

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, reproduced as filed. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.