Advising Nonprofits
& Donors
1601 Law Group provides experienced, practical, and cost-effective counsel for charities, foundations, and donors. Working with private foundations, public charities, and other nonprofits, such as social clubs and trade associations, we focus on the tax and governance issues unique to the nonprofit sector. We also advise donors and fundraising charities on charitable giving matters such as donor advised funds, gift agreements, qualified appraisals, charitable remainder trusts, charitable gift annuities, pledges, and endowments.
Why are we called
1601
L A W G R O U P ?
In 1601, England’s Parliament enacted The Statute of Charitable Uses (43 Eliz I, c.4), sometimes known as the Statute of Elizabeth I. The preamble to the statute contained a list of purposes and activities considered to be charitable in nature. This list is generally thought to form the foundation for modern charity law — with some modern adjustments, certainly.
Our name is a tribute to this history.