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The 2017 Tax Law and Your Museum
Advocacy Alert – August 30, 2018 How is the 2017 Tax Law Affecting Giving to Your Museum? The 2017 tax law vastly changed the charitable giving environment, lowering individual income tax rates, doubling the standard deduction, and … -
Appropriations Continues, Urge Senate to Support $2 Million Increase for IMLS
Appropriations Continues, Urge Senate to Support $2 Million Increase for IMLS Advocacy Alert – August 15, 2018 Urge Senators to Support $2 Million Increase for IMLS The United States Senate returns from its August recess today … -
Recess Gets Underway, Share Your Story with Your Elected Officials
Advocacy Alert – July 30, 2018 Invite Congress to Visit Your Museum – Use the AAM “How To” Guide! We’re thrilled to be hearing from museums that are scheduling and planning for their upcoming Invite Congress … -
UPDATE: House of Representatives Defeats Proposed Cuts to NEH & NEA
Advocacy Alert – July 19, 2018 UPDATE: House of Representatives Defeats Proposed Cuts to NEH & NEA Congratulations museum advocates! Thanks to your calls and emails this week, the Grothman amendment to cut NEH and NEA funding was … -
House to Vote on NEA & NEH Budget Cuts – Call Your Representative Today!
Advocacy Alert – July 17, 2018 HOUSE TO VOTE ON NEA & NEH BUDGET CUTS – CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TODAY! The U.S. House of Representatives today will begin consideration of spending measures on the House floor, including the … -
Good news! Senate Committee Approves $2 Million Increase for IMLS and Invite Congress 2018
Advocacy Alert – June 29, 2018 Senate Committee Approves $2 Million Increase for IMLS Good news! On Thursday, June 28, the full Senate Appropriations Committee approved the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services & … -
Speak Up for Museums: Urge Congress to Support the Office of Museum Services
Advocacy Alert – June 7, 2018 Speak Up for Museums: Urge Congress to Support the Office of Museum Services Following the Alliance’s recent live testimony on Capitol Hill, the annual congressional appropriations process is … -
Alliance and Sam Noble Museum Make the Case for Museums on Capitol Hill
Advocacy Alert – May 2, 2018 Alliance and Sam Noble Museum Testify Before House Appropriations Subcommittee On Thursday, April 26 Michael A. Mares, PhD, Director, Sam Noble Museum at the University of Oklahoma testified before the … -
Record Support from Senators for Office of Museum Services Funding
Advocacy Alert: April 18, 2018 Record Support from Senators for Office of Museum Services Funding Building on an unprecedented level of support in the U.S. House of Representatives, last week a record 40 U.S. Senators joined a letter … -
Act Now: Urge Senators to Support the Office of Museum Services
Fresh off last week’s news of a $3 million increase to the FY 2018 budget for the IMLS Office of Museum Services, the process for determining funding levels for FY 2019 has already begun in earnest.After a record-breaking 183 …
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Info Sheet: New York County District Attorney Targeting Museums Outside of its Jurisdiction
Background: The Art Institute of Chicago is involved in civil litigation in Illinois over …