Greenpeace calls the $660 million verdict a jury delivered against it for orchestrating violent protests at a North Dakota pipeline a threat to “our rights to peaceful protest and free speech.” But one of the biggest threats may be to its status as a tax-exempt public interest group.
Nonprofits can retain their exemption from federal income taxes only if they restrict themselves to activities that conform to Internal Revenue Service rules. Breaking the law isn’t one of those activities. Do it enough, and the IRS can yank an organization’s tax-exempt status, as critics including U.S. Rep. Jason Smith have called for.
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