Grantee Guide Quiz

According to the Ford Foundation Grantee Guide, Ford Foundation is prohibited from funding what kind of activities?

• Advocacy

• Lobbying

• Research

• Educational campaigns

What is considered as Direct Lobbying under U.S. tax law?

• Influencing legislation through public communication that encourages recipient with a call to action.

• Influencing legislation through communication with any member of a legislative body that refers to and reflects a view on specific legislation.

• Educating legislators on a particular issue without addressing specific legislation.

• Monitoring the progress of pending legislation and sharing the results on the organization’s website.

Which of the following is an example of Grassroots Lobbying?

• Providing testimony at a congressional hearing in response to a letter from the committee.

• Meeting with legislative staff members to ask them to increase funding for a program that requires a legislative budget appropriation.

• Expressing a view on a bill in an op-ed article that does not ask the public to take any action.

• Filing a lawsuit to overturn a law.

What is one exception that allows foundation funds to be used for communications that would otherwise be considered lobbying?

• Nonpartisan analysis, study, or research such as a white paper.

• Meeting with legislative staff members to ask them to increase funding for a program that requires a legislative budget appropriation.

• Asking the organization’s members to write to their legislators to confirm a judicial appointee.

• Asking the public to vote a particular way on a ballot initiative.

What are the key elements of prohibited political campaign intervention?
(More than 1 answer allowed)

• Endorsing or opposing a candidate, verbally or in writing

• Rating a candidate’s fitness for office

• Making a contribution to a candidate’s campaign

• publicizing a candidate’s endorsement of the organization’s position

• taking any other action that has the effect of promoting or opposing a candidate