Welcome to your daily briefing on nonprofit developments in AB. Today we're covering 10 key stories including updates on alberta nonprofit headlines, alberta nonprofit updates, background & context. Let's dive in.
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The Alberta Foundation for the Arts is accepting applications to purchase artwork from individual Alberta artists or ensembles for its permanent collection, with a deadline of April 1, 2025.
AB arts and culture nonprofits can share this opportunity with artist networks they serve or collaborate with to strengthen the province's creative economy.
On December 23, 2024, the Government of Alberta launched the Alberta Nonprofit Listings Dashboard, a publicly accessible interactive tool providing data about the province's nonprofit organizations.
AB nonprofit professionals now have a centralized, user-friendly resource to benchmark, research, and demonstrate sector impact using official provincial data.
The Alberta Non-profit Listing Dashboard provides a centralized way to find information about non-profit organizations registered in the province.
Nonprofit professionals in AB can use this tool to research peers, verify registration status, and inform partnership or funding decisions.
Browse Alberta Film and Television Awards grants and other funding opportunities, and review guidelines.
Access to grant funding is critical for AB nonprofit sustainability and program delivery.
Alberta laws authorize the creation, incorporation, and extra-provincial registration of non-profit organizations, and this information is accessible through the Open Government Portal.
Nonprofit professionals in AB can use this listing to verify organizational status, research compliance requirements, and understand the regulatory landscape for provincial and extra-provincial nonprofits.
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The Northwestern Alberta Foundation runs an annual granting program that funds innovative projects and organizations working to create more vibrant, livable communities across the region.
Nonprofit professionals in AB can access this funding stream to support initiatives that address local needs and strengthen community wellbeing in Northwestern Alberta.
The Alberta Foundation for the Arts offers funding programs that provide financial support to artists and arts organizations to inspire minds, encourage expression, and foster creativity.
Nonprofit professionals in AB can leverage these grants to sustain programming, build organizational capacity, and contribute to local economic diversification through the arts sector.
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The IRS-recommended COI policy requires (1) annual disclosure by all directors and key employees, (2) a process for review of any disclosed conflict, (3) recusal procedures, and (4) documentation in board minutes. Policies that have only the disclosure form without the review and recusal process do not satisfy the recommendation.
A weak COI policy is a Schedule L disclosure waiting to happen, and Schedule L disclosures correlate with future IRS examination selection.
Private inurement is benefit flowing to insiders (officers, directors, key employees); it is an absolute prohibition. Private benefit is benefit to outsiders that is more than incidental to the exempt purpose; it is a question of degree. Both can revoke exemption, but the legal analysis differs.
Insider transactions trigger automatic intermediate sanctions even when the exemption survives. Outsider benefit triggers a facts-and-circumstances analysis. Distinguishing them shapes the defense.
The streamlined Form 1023-EZ is available only to organizations meeting specific limits on projected revenue, assets, and activity types. Filing 1023-EZ when ineligible produces a determination that is technically valid but vulnerable to retroactive revocation if discovered. The full 1023 is harder to file but harder to challenge.
Loss of exemption is retroactive to the original determination, exposing the organization to back-tax liability. The eligibility checklist is the only protection.
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