Associations at Risk: 2025 Tax Reform Implications 

Held in partnership with the Association Societies Alliance

Date: April 3, 2025

Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET

Location: Virtual (Zoom details will be sent upon registration)

Cost: Free

Presented by:
Mary Kate Cunningham, CAE | ASAE
Kyle Hayes | ASAE
Jarrod Clabaugh, CAE | OSAP

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About this Event:

Associations and nonprofits are facing the most significant legislative threat in over 50 years.

Key tax provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act are set to expire in 2025, and some lawmakers and policy groups are pushing to apply the 21% corporate tax rate to all tax-exempt organizations. This could mean new taxes on membership dues, sponsorships, investment income, and educational program revenue, among other sources.

Join ASAE’s public policy team and nonprofit tax experts for a webinar exploring the policy landscape, the potential impact on associations, and what we can do now to protect our community.

About the Presenters:

Mary Kate Cunningham, CAE is an award-winning lobbyist who serves as the Chief Public Policy and Governance Officer at ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership. Mary Kate serves as the chief advocate for ASAE’s more than 50,000 members before Congress and policy stakeholders. She has grown an effective, results-oriented advocacy team; garnered bipartisan support for association issues on the Hill; and expanded ASAE’s grassroots network.

Throughout her ten years in ASAE leadership, Mary Kate has reinforced associations’ unique spot at the intersection of U.S. economy and public service by spearheading workforce development initiatives to benefit both American workers and the American economy. She was recognized by The Hill and by the National Institute for Lobbying & Ethics as a 2023 and 2021 Top Lobbyist.

Kyle Hayes is the Senior Director of Public Policy at the American Society for Association Executives (ASAE). He helps lead ASAE's outreach to policymakers on issues critical to the association community. Hayes brings experience from trade associations and nonprofits to ASAE, having previously served as the Vice President of Government Affairs for the Commercial Vehicle Training Association (CVTA), a trade association of professional truck driver training programs. Hayes also previously led research projects on health care and immigration issues for the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), a nonpartisan research and policy institute dedicated to federal budget and policy analysis. Hayes earned a Masters in Public Policy Degree from American University in Washington D.C., and he completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Georgia.

Jarrod Clabaugh, CAE possesses more than 23 years of experience in the professional services industry. He serves as the president & CEO of the Ohio Society of Association Professionals and the OSAP Foundation. Additionally, he is the immediate past-chair of the Association Societies Alliance (ASA), the chair of the MBA Research Business Advisory Council, a member of the ASAE PAC Committee and immediate past-president of his local Kiwanis Club. He has worked in both nonprofit and for-profit roles in his career. 

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