title: Is this legal? A non-profit primer on lobbying and political activities.
abstract: Lobbying by tax-exempt entities is permissible, but regulated by the Internal Revenue Code. Tax-exempt entities that lobby should not be confused with political activity by tax-exempt entities. Although a public charity may not involve itself in political campaign activities in any way, a public charity may engage in a certain level of lobbying activities. Consider three hypothetical situations involving CEOs of health care providers.
authors.affiliation: Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith, USA.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: McRay
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Doster
mesh_terms: D002608:Charities / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006270:Health Facility Administrators / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008119:Lobbying; D011057:Politics; D013660:Taxes / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States