Nonprofit issues

• We advocate for policies that support charitable giving.
• We advocate on behalf of the Foundation as an employer.
• We are registered with the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3).

Are charities allowed to lobby?

The March of Dimes is registered with the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3), which defines us a charity, meaning that we are exempt from federal income tax and donations to us are tax-deductible for the donors.

This designation stipulates that as a tax-exempt organization, we must be nonpartisan, so we cannot ever endorse a particular politician or political party. And it means our lobbying must be "minimal" - meaning that resources devoted to it are constrained. As long as we stay within that framework, the law and regulations provide that we may lobby at all levels of government.