Employee Retention Tax Credit and Charitable Nonprofits

YWCA USA joined this letter seeking Congressional support for urgent relief through retention and improvement of the ERTC in budget reconciliation that will enable charitable organizations to contribute to our nation’s relief, recovery, and rebuilding.

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Issues of Concern to Charitable Nonprofits Eligible for the Paycheck Protection Program

YWCA USA joined this letter asking the Small Business Administration and Department of Treasury, as appropriate, to take action so that charitable nonprofits can maintain and expand their operations, including hiring additional workers, to address critical needs that are growing exponentially due to the pandemic.

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Call for COVID-19 Relief Deal to Avert Further Job Losses and Economic Damage

YWCA USA CEO, Alejandra Y. Castillo, joined Council of Nonprofit's leader letter urging Congressional leadership to return to the negotiating table and stay in Washington until a relief package is enacted that addresses the needs of the nonprofit sector.

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Request to Amend Unemployment Insurance Program Letter

YWCA USA joined this letter urging the Department of Labor to withdraw this guidance, and to issue clarifying guidance that encourages state unemployment systems to exercise flexibility in relation to payments from self-insured organizations, particularly by providing self-insured nonprofits a credit for the 50 percent federal unemployment relief as opposed to a reimbursement to help support nonprofits.

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