NYCON Update: Federal Action Stopped (For Now)
January 29, 2025 – Thanks to quick legal action by the National Council of Nonprofits (NCN) and other national partner groups, the White House Executive Order to pause all federal funding nationwide has been temporarily stopped. Next, there will be a court hearing on Monday to determine what happens from here. (Read further details.)
This shows the power of our national network, and that continuing to work together is the best way for each of us to help all nonprofits. Attorneys general from 22 states have also filed suits against it, giving us further reason to hope for a positive outcome.
But until then: NYCON leadership will be participating with other state nonprofit associations in a National Council of Nonprofits call on Friday to hear the latest and learn what we and our members can do to continue to support the national effort. We will share updates out of that meeting.
In the meantime, the most helpful actions we can each take is to support the national effort by:
- Share Your Story: The National Council of Nonprofits has created a form to share how this impacts your mission and the nonprofit sector.
- *New* Sign-on Letter: The National Council of Nonprofits created this letter (pre-the recent White House actions) to send to Congress in February, speaking to the impact of nonprofits. That message remains ever critical, and we encourage all nonprofits to sign-on.
Also, reference links to keep handy (both shared yesterday):
- Bookmark the National Council of Nonprofits’ running list of federal Executive Orders, which will be updated frequently by the Council: https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/files/media/documents/2025/chart-executive-orders.pdf
- Read: This article from the National Council, “Head on a Swivel Advocacy” helps to give some context for the flurry of Executive Orders and includes a link to share the impact on your nonprofit: https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/articles/head-swivel-advocacy.
We are keeping all of this information also on your website, on our news page. And we will continue to email major updates to members – and during renewal season to recently expired members as well.
Want to make sure you don’t miss anything? Renew now to make sure you receive all NYCON updates through our member e-newsletter – and that you are also on the mailing list for the Nonprofit Champion e-newsletter, which we distribute in partnership with the National Council of Nonprofits on national advocacy topics.
In the meantime, I encourage everyone to see what happens on Monday before making any major organizational decisions based on the interpretations we have so far of the Executive Order. Despite additional information being released by the White House yesterday, which programs and funds would be impacted still isn’t clear, and no one can say for such what could be impacted, if it does go into effect.
We will continue to keep you informed, so we can continue to work together, for the good of us all.
Regards,
Megan
Megan Allen | she/her/hers
Chief Executive Officer
New York Council of Nonprofits, Inc. (NYCON)