Lessons From The Petition Against The Trump Foundation

By Henry Leibowitz and Allison Heimann (September 27, 2018, 5:17 PM EDT) -- On June 14, 2018, the New York Attorney General's Office filed a petition against the Donald J. Trump Foundation, together with its directors and officers, for violations of New York laws applicable to charities. The laws at issue include provisions of Article 8 of the New York Estates, Powers and Trusts Law, applicable to all New York charities, and the New York Not-for-Profit Corporation Law, primarily applicable to New York not-for-profit corporations. Both the EPTL and the N-PCL contain provisions specifically applicable to organizations classified as "private foundations" under the Internal Revenue Code. The Trump Foundation is a New York not-for-profit corporation classified as a private foundation under the IRC....

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