New York Suspends its Collection of Schedule B

The New York Attorney General's Charities Bureau chose to suspend its collection of Schedule B with substantial donor information. It intends to study the question of whether it can constitutionally collect this information in light of the recent Supreme Court decision in Americans with Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta.

They state: "The New York Attorney General’s Charities Bureau has suspended its collection of IRS Form 990 Schedule B while we review any amendments that may be necessary to our policies, procedures and forms in order to comply with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta (594 U.S. __, 2021). Effective immediately, charities’ annual filings will no longer require disclosure information that identifies donors. Any notices that charities have received regarding any deficiency due to missing or incomplete Schedule Bs are no longer operative as to such deficiency, and annual filings will no longer be considered deficient in such regard."