As congressional leaders move to score fast political wins by passing tax-code changes this year, foundation leaders nationwide must do all we can to let policy makers know about the potentially devastating impact many of their proposed changes would have on the lives of people our grants are designed to help.

Disturbing myths about philanthropy have emerged in meetings many people at foundations have had with Congressional aides and Trump administration officials in recent months.

Too often, people in Washington have the impression that philanthropy can step in to make up for the loss of federal revenue that will occur when steep tax cuts are enacted.

We in philanthropy know this is a fallacy of supreme proportions. But it is up to us to use our voices and clout on behalf of those who all too often don’t get much of a hearing in the corridors of Congress.

Read the full article on standing up for the poor by Claudia Herrold and John Mullaney at National Center for Family Philanthropy