June 25, 2025

To the Honorable Members of Utah’s Congressional Delegation, Senator Curtis, Senator Lee, Representative Kennedy, Representative Maloy, Representative Moore, and Representative Owens: 

Every day in Utah, nonprofits are on the front lines—feeding hungry families, sheltering survivors, helping people regain their footing, and ensuring no one is left behind. These organizations reflect the very best of our shared values: service, stewardship, and neighbors helping neighbors.

And right now, they need your protection.

On behalf of Utah’s 11,000+ nonprofits—and the millions of Utahns who rely on them for food, shelter, mental health care, and critical community support—we urge you to protect the sector that makes our state stronger, safer, and more resilient.

As Congress advances the sweeping tax reconciliation package known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” we ask you to defend the nonprofits that are vital lifelines for Utah’s veterans, working families, seniors, and children. Specifically, we urge you to:

• Preserve and expand charitable giving incentives, including full support for the bipartisan Charitable Act (S.317/H.R.801).
• Reject provisions that would reduce charitable donations, including new limits on itemized deductions and floors on corporate giving.
• Protect nonprofits from new taxes, penalties, or policy instability that would undermine their ability to serve.

The work nonprofits do is not partisan—it is essential. When government programs fall short, it is nonprofits that step in with hot meals, safe beds, counseling, job training, and after-school care. But this work depends on a strong partnership with policymakers—and a tax code that encourages, not discourages, public generosity.

Proposals currently on the table would make it harder—not easier—for nonprofits to meet community needs. Capping deductions, imposing new floors on giving, and slashing key safety net programs like SNAP and Medicaid would strip nonprofits of resources and overwhelm the very communities they serve.

The consequences are real and immediate: Families lose after-school care. Veterans lose access to suicide prevention services. Rural clinics close. Domestic violence shelters turn people away.

We thank you for your past support of Utah’s nonprofits—and for recognizing their indispensable role in every corner of our state. We look forward to working together to ensure that federal policy strengthens, rather than weakens, the nonprofit sector and the communities we all serve.

Thank you for your leadership and your continued commitment to the people of Utah.

Sincerely,
Jill Bennett 
Chief Executive Officer
Utah Nonprofits Association