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Learn about why tax-exempt financing is critical for universities to advance their mission of educating and innovating for the public good.
Taxation & Finance | Endowments and Charitable Giving | Nonprofit Tax Compliance | Issue BriefUnrelated business taxable income (UBIT) is income from a trade or business that is regularly carried on by a tax-exempt organization and is not substantially related to the organization's exempt purpose.
Taxation & Finance | Nonprofit Tax Compliance | Issue BriefThe vast majority of public and private universities and colleges are tax-exempt entities as defined by IRC Section 501(c)(3) because of their educational purposes—purposes that the federal government has long recognized as fundamental to fostering the productive and civic capacity of its citizens—…
Taxation & Finance | Nonprofit Tax Compliance | Issue BriefRobust support for federal student aid is key to strengthening the nation’s skilled workforce, innovative capacity, and economic competitiveness. The federal government has long played a pivotal role in ensuring individuals from all backgrounds are able to pursue their postsecondary education goals…
FY22 | Student Aid | Federal Budget | Issue BriefA robust humanities education is critical to cultivating a broadly-educated workforce ready to compete in the knowledge-based, global 21st Century economy. From the basic building blocks of early education, to the highest levels of academic attainment, humanities fields provide individuals from all…
FY22 | National Endowment for the Humanities | Humanities | Federal Budget | Issue BriefOn March 10, the House of Representatives passed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
COVID-19 | Higher Education Legislation | National Endowment for the Humanities | National Science Foundation | Department of Education | Issue BriefAAU has prepared a summary of the June 4 Senate HELP Committee held a hearing titled “COVID-19: Going Back to College Safely,” which focused on whether and how universities will reopen in the fall, their testing, tracing, distancing, and athletics plans, and the financial impact of these plans.
COVID-19 | Issue BriefAAU urges Congress to support a maximum Pell Grant award of $7,000 in FY21.
Federal Budget | FY21 | Department of Education | Student Aid | Issue BriefRead AAU's budget recommendations for the federal agencies that support the government-university partnership.
Federal Budget | Agency Budgets | FY19 | Issue Brief