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Close loopholes that allow groups like Focus on the Family and Christian nationalist legal foundations  to avoid public accountability by reclassifying themselves as an Association of Churches.  By misleadingly reorganizing themselves as churches, these nonprofit evangelical associations are able to avoid having to fill out the Form 990 that all nonprofits —  other than churches — …

The proposed Nonprofit Transparency Act treats churches and church-related entities the same as other charities and requires the same public financial disclosure. Congress insists on financial disclosures for charities because tax exemption is a significant public trust and public trust requires transparency. Transparency both ensures and proves the charities are honoring that trust, not abusing or …