Charity Therapy
Hosted by Jess Birken and Meghan Heitkamp and Meghan · Jess Birken, MNM, JD
5.0from 19 ratings
- 175
- Episodes
- 53
- Transcribed
- 19
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
- 90K
- YouTube views
About Charity Therapy
What if you could hang out with experienced nonprofit professionals and ask them your burning questions about the day-to-day life of nonprofits? What if you could take their wisdom and bring it back to your organization, for free? That's what we do on Charity Therapy. Hosted by Jess Birken - owner and lawyer at Birken Law Office. Every episode is an in-depth look at how to run a nonprofit, from fundraising to IRS woes to people problems and more! Our goal is to empower nonprofits to achieve your mission by doing things right.
- Publisher
- Jess Birken, MNM, JD
- Category
- business · business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 23 Oct 2019
- Latest episode
- 1 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
53 of 175 episodes have a transcript.
1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
174: Click, Click, You're Done | Public Charity vs. Private Foundation
17 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Let It Go! | What Happens to the Money When a Nonprofit Closes?
3 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
172: Nonprofit PTSD | Nonprofit Board Basics, Explained by a Teenager
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174: Click, Click, You're Done | Public Charity vs. Private Foundation
Published 1 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Now, the 501c3 is just one kind of 501c tax exemption. There are others, right? C5, C6. Nonprofits have to apply to the IRS to get their income tax exemption. And you do that by proving that you meet their requirements and showing that you fit into their rubric of like what a charity is. When you apply and you're successful, then the IRS gives you that 501c3 status. And that means that you're exempt from paying income tax. But in exchange, you have to follow this huge laundry list of rules and regulations to keep that status active and alive because it can be taken away. Okay. And then... IRS breaks down that 501c3 category into even smaller subdivisions like private foundations and public charities. […]
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- Patrick Kirby
- Christopher Tipper
- Dr Pablo Otaola
- Cody Wiswasser
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- YouTube views
- 90,466
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 19 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 77 / 100
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- Quality
- 93
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 76
- Engagement
- 77
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Who hosts Charity Therapy?
Jess Birken and Meghan Heitkamp and Meghan host the show. Published by Jess Birken, MNM, JD.
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Does Charity Therapy take guests?
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