Community Foundation Awareness Initiative (Informal Coalition)
Informal Coalition of Community Foundations
Based in DC
AI Overview
With $5.8M in lobbying spend across 30 quarterly filings, Community Foundation Awareness Initiative (Informal Coalition) is one of the biggest lobbying spenders in Washington. Their lobbying covers 2 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2025.
Spending Trend
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| Year | Lobbying Spend |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $1.0M |
| 2019 | $860K |
| 2020 | $450K |
| 2021 | $620K |
| 2022 | $650K |
| 2023 | $700K |
| 2024 | $700K |
| 2025 | $760K |
Issues Lobbied
Lobbying Firms
Lobbyists
What They Lobby About
These are actual descriptions from their quarterly lobbying disclosure filings, summarizing what they lobbied Congress and federal agencies about.Issue areas: Taxation, Government Issues
Community Foundation; public charities; and donor-advised funds
H.R.2916/S.1343, Charities Helping Americans Regularly Throughout the Year Act of 2017, Donor-advised funds
2020 Census related issues
Community Foundation; public charities; and donor-advised funds
H.R.2916/S.1343, Charities Helping Americans Regularly Throughout the Year Act of 2017, Donor-advised funds
Tax 2.0, generally
Community Foundation; public charities; and donor-advised funds
Community Foundation; public charities; and donor-advised funds
H.R.32959/S.1475, Charities Helping Americans Regularly Throughout the Year Act of 2019, generally
Community Foundation; public charities; and donor-advised funds
H.R.3259/S.1475, Charities Helping Americans Regularly Throughout the Year Act of 2019, generally
Public Law 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, generally
Charitable giving related issues
S.4032, Universal Giving Pandemic Response Act, Charitable Deduction related issues
Monitor the following:
Community Foundation; public charities; and donor-advised funds
H.R.3259/S.1475, Charities Helping Americans Regularly Throughout the Year Act of 2019, generally
Public Law 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, generally
Charitable giving related issues
H.R.6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, generally
Tax policy related to community foundations; philanthropy, charitable giving, and donor-advised funds
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Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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