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New USIG Country Note for Peru (1/4/08)

July Issue of International Dateline Now Available (7/15/08)

IRS Designates China Earthquake as Qualified Disaster, Maximizing Flexibility for Grantmakers’ Response (6/25/08)

Council on Foundations Comments on Revised Form 990 and Instructions (6/1/08)

Responding to the Earthquake in China (5/20/08)

Summary of May 16th teleconference on relief and recovery in Burma cyclone disaster (5/19/08)

Summary of Arabella Philanthropic Investment Advisors teleconference on relief and recovery needs and effective philanthropic strategies in response to the Myanmar (Burma) disaster (5/12/08)

Resources to respond to the Cyclone in Burma (5/8/08)

Revised Form 990: Implications for International Grantmakers (1/30/08)

New Legal Dimensions Article: International Grantmaking from Donor-advised Funds (01/15/08)

New USIG Country Note for Guatemala (1/4/08)

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Grantmaking and Embargoed Countries

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control imposes a variety of sanctions on certain countries and its nationals to further U.S. foreign policy and national security objectives. In most cases these sanctions apply broadly and impose restrictions on all charitable activities connected with a targeted country.  Depending on the country, however, exceptions or licenses may be available that permit charitable activities. Because the legal requirements vary from embargo to embargo, some exceptions and licenses may permit broad charitable activity while others may permit only very specific activities.  NGO's that wish to undertake charitable activities in sanctioned countries must familiarize themselves with the specific limitations applicable to each country and apply for registration or licensing with OFAC if applicable.

Sanctions programs currently exist for the following countries: Balkans, Cuba, Burma, Iran, Iraq, Liberia, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, and Zimbabwe. For a complete and up-to-date list of sanctions programs, visit  http://www.treasury.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/programs/.



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