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Producing scholarship about the most important issues facing nonprofits as well as their beneficiaries.
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The UCLA School of Law Lowell Milken Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofits and Loyola Law School are pleased to announce that they will host the 28th Western Conference on Tax-Exempt Organizations on February 27 and February 28, 2025...
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In their recent article for The Conversation, LMPN's Jill Horwitz, Rose Chan Loui, and Ellen Aprill analyze the legal and financial complexities of Open AI's proposed shift to for-profit.
Senior scholar in residence, Ellen Aprill, has been honored with the Joanne M. Garvey Award by the Taxation Section of the California Lawyers Association.
Founding executive director, Rose Chan Loui, and founding faculty director, Jill Horwitz, provided their expertise on OpenAI’s nonprofit-to-for-profit restructuring and the potential challenges in preserving charitable assets in a recent Vox article.
Rose Chan Loui and Jill Horwitz, recently spoke to Transformer News about OpenAI’s unique legal structure and the balance between nonprofit control and for-profit interests.
Republican vice-presidential nominee JD Vance’s appearance at a far-right Christian revival tour last month may have crossed the line into campaign intervention by charitable groups.
Artificial intelligence company, Open AI, could soon face significant challenges regarding its nonprofit roots, even as its valuation skyrockets to $157 billion.
OpenAI’s history as a nonprofit research institute that also sells commercial products like ChatGPT may be coming to an end as the San Francisco company looks to more fully convert itself into a for-profit corporation accountable to shareholders.
OpenAI is exploring a shift from its nonprofit origins to a for-profit model, a move that could greatly benefit Microsoft (MSFT), its major backer. If approved, the transition would allow OpenAI to operate more like a startup, opening new opportunities for growth and investment.
OpenAI's historically large $6.6 billion funding round is bringing in checks from some of the biggest technology and venture capital investors.
Converting from a nonprofit happens rarely, especially for organizations this wealthy. OpenAI has two years to do so.
In the latest development in the OpenAI saga, Elon Musk has, for the second time sued the group of entities known as OpenAI this time in the federal court in Northern California.
The United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit last week delivered a blow to philanthropic efforts to advance racial equity.
NBC Universal’s Karma Dickerson interviewed Executive Director Rose Chan Loui about Archewell Foundation.
People from across the UCLA School of Law community welcomed Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass to the law school on April 12 for a high-level forum on the key role that philanthropic enterprises can play in solving the homelessness crisis.
LMPN Executive Director Chan Loui, a Stanford University alumna, was awarded the Governors’ Award at a ceremony in April 2024.
Gene Takagi of NEO Law Group sums up highlights from the 27th Western Conference on Tax-Exempt Organizations in the firm’s March 25, 2024, Nonprofit Law Blog.
LMPN Rose Chan Loui joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, whether Musk has a legitimate argument in the case, OpenAI’s for-profit interests, and more.
In this podcast by Tradeoffs, LMPN Faculty Director Jill Horwitz talks about the difference between for-profit and nonprofit hospitals.
The law school established the Program on Philanthropy and Nonprofits in 2021, which has now transformed into the Lowell Milken Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofits.
Los Angeles, CA – UCLA proudly announces the launch of the Lowell Milken Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofits (LMPN).
LMPN Senior Scholar in Residence Ellen Aprill, Faculty Director Jill Horwitz, and Executive Director Chan Loui write about the nonprofit structure and governance of OpenAI.
Jill Horwitz and Ellen Aprill address the nonprofit law implications of donor complaints about university responses to debates and demonstrations triggered by Hamas’ terrorist attacks on Israel and the Israeli government’s military campaign in Gaza.
LMPN Executive Director Rose Chan Loui comments on the compliance failures of an Orange County nonprofit that was given millions of dollars of County funding.
Learn about UCLA Law professor Jill Horwitz’s work as the reporter for the Restatement of the Law
Rose Chan Loui is the inaugural Director of the Program on Philanthropy and Nonprofits at UCLA School of Law.
With the philanthropy world on the precipice of revolutionary change due to the pending baby boomer wealth transfer, UCLA School of Law today announced the formation of the Program on Philanthropy and Nonprofits.
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In the dynamic world of philanthropy and nonprofits, the Lowell Milken Center fosters an environment of intellectual growth and collaboration. Our Thought Leadership initiatives provide a platform for scholars, nonprofit leaders, and the broader community to engage in meaningful dialogue, share insights, and shape the future of the sector.
We host conferences targeted at the interests and needs of our various constituencies. Our academic conferences invite scholars, nonprofit and foundation leaders, practitioners and regulators to delve into the intricacies of the philanthropic and nonprofit sector.
Our faculty and staff are frequently invited to share their expertise and insights at national and international nonprofit law sector and academic conferences.
Our extensive range of research and publications focuses on critical nonprofit law issues. Contributing to scholarly discourse, guiding practitioners, and informing policy debates, our work aims to enhance understanding and effectiveness within the sector.
