Fundraising Law + Gift Planning

Fundraising Law, Charitable Contributions, Social Investing

We counsel clients on the laws that govern various types of fundraising requirements. We create strong development policies and contracts for your nonprofit.

        • Raffles and charitable gaming
        • Cause-related marketing
        • Royalty & sponsor contracts
        • Grant agreements
        • Charitable gifts, contributions, and deductibility requirements
        • Planned gifts and establishing and administering planned giving programs, including gift acceptance policies
        • Major gifts, including naming opportunities and capital campaign gift structures
        • Corporate sponsorships
        • Endowments
        • Scholarships, grants, or awards to individuals
        • Donor advised funds
        • Social investments that produce financial returns to benefit the broader society
        • Disaster relief
        • Multi-state fundraising registration and reporting
        • Pledge enforcementFiscal Sponsorship

Gift Planning for Smart Charitable Gifts

        • Donor intent policies
        • Investment policies
        • Structuring transactions to avoid both direct and indirect self-dealing
        • Program-related investments
        • Advocacy grantmaking
        • Administrative policies and procedures
        • Grants to individuals
You may enjoy Mollie Cullinane’s articles on A Donor’s Checklist and How Donations Affect Your Taxes.

Grants Management & Administration

        • Establish foundation guidelines – including philanthropic focus, geographic boundaries, program criteria, and areas excluded from funding
        • User-friendly contracts for recipients of the funds, so that your tax-exempt organization stays compliant
        • Developing policy and setting asset allocation

Corporate Foundations & Philanthropy

        • Help companies develop legal structures for their community benefit activities
        • Company foundations
        • Employee giving programs.

Practical Help For Your Nonprofit

Before opening this nonprofit law firm, Texas nonprofit law attorney Mollie Cullinane worked directly in the nonprofit sector – in legal,  development, and management roles – so she knows how nonprofits actually operate. Mollie was a former development officer and grant writer — she knows the fundraising world! She uses this insight to provide current nonprofit clients with tools and techniques for best practices in management, development, and board and staff issues. Call our nonprofit law firm today at 512.298.2898 to get answers.