funder briefing — series

2025 Budget and Tax Policy Debates: Part 1 of 3

DATE

February 27, 2025

TIME

noon-1p ET / 3-4p PT

LOCATION

Virtual

PART 1: Leveraging the Tax Code to Advance Thriving Children, Youth and Families

Join our first session to learn how tax policy impacts thriving children, youth, and families.

PART 1.

Leveraging the tax code is a powerful public policy strategy to provide families with economic security and wealth-building opportunities — exemplified by the impacts of recent efforts to expand the federal Child Tax Credit and modernize the federal Earned Income Tax Credit.

In 2025, tax policy decisions may precipitate significant cuts to early childhood, health, and education programs, putting parents and children at risk.

Our conversation will cover opportunities and threats inherent in tax code policy-setting and delve into how funders focused on equity, economic mobility, and improving outcomes for children, youth, and families are working together to promote more inclusive and equitable tax policies that build prosperity for all.

In preparation, learn from the Tax Equity Funders Network about how the tax code can be leveraged to support children, youth, and families.

Register for Part 1 in the series.

2025 Budget and Tax Policy Debates: What’s at Stake for Children, Youth and Families and What Can Grantmakers Do?

This 3-part series explores what’s at stake for children, youth and families as budget and tax policy debates play out in Washington, DC and state capitols this year.

Learn how tax and budget policies impact early childhood, health, mental health, housing, and educational outcomes and how funders are investing in tax policy advocacy as one strategy to protect and promote the wellbeing and economic security of children, youth and families.

Co-Sponsored by Grantmakers for Thriving Youth and Children, Youth & Family Funders Roundtable

DON’T MISS: Part 2 | Part 3


Speakers

Madhav Shroff

Equity Officer, Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation

A native Arkansan, Madhav Shroff started his career as an attorney at Mitchell Williams Law Firm in Little Rock, advising start-ups, emerging businesses, and venture capital funds, while also maintaining a pro bono practice. He uses these skills at the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation to advocate for equity for all Arkansans through public policy and public affairs.

Before becoming a lawyer, Madhav was an Americorps Member and Team Leader at City Year Little Rock where he taught, tutored, and mentored 9th-graders in the Little Rock School District. He continued his public service as a law clerk for the Arkansas Division of Information Systems and Center for Arkansas Legal Services, in addition to providing program planning for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Arkansas, the Asia Foundation-Sri Lanka, and the Little Rock Age-Friendly Commission.

He currently serves on the Boards of City Year Little Rock, Central Arkansas Library System, Information Network of Arkansas, and Bowen School of Law Young Alumni. He is also Chair of the Arkansas Bar Association Public Service Academy and a member of the Arkansas Bar Association Governance Committee.

Madhav has a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from Carnegie Mellon University, a Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, a Master of Public Service from the Clinton School of Public Service, and his Juris Doctor from the UA-Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law.


Michael Cassidy

Director of Policy Reform and Advocacy, The Annie E. Casey Foundation

As the director of Policy Reform and Advocacy, Michael Cassidy advances Casey’s efforts to inform, guide and influence public policy at the local, state and federal levels. He is responsible for the Foundation’s KIDS COUNT® Network and State Priorities Partnership, as well as grant-making portfolios in poverty reduction and in budget and fiscal issues.

Before joining the Foundation, Cassidy served as founder and president of The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis (TCI), where he provided the vision, inspiration and strategic management to achieve the organization’s goals of greater economic opportunity for all Virginians. Under his leadership, TCI grew from a small startup into the state’s leading independent voice on state fiscal and economic policy issues.

Prior to founding TCI, Cassidy worked as an analyst at the U.S. Office of Management and Budget and the Virginia Department of Planning and Budget.

Cassidy has a master’s degree in public policy from the College of William and Mary and a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University.


Ami Nagle

Tax Equity Funders Network and Children, Youth and Family Funders Roundtable

Ami Nagle is President of Nagle & Associates, a national consulting firm focusing on three areas: consultation and support to innovative charitable foundations, public policy analysis and field research for non-profits and government agencies, and evaluation of community programs. She is also Co-Director of Economic Opportunity Funders, and the Children Youth and Family Funders Roundtable, and Director of the Tax Equity Funders Network.

Throughout her career, Ms. Nagle has conducted strategic planning and initiative development, authored numerous research and policy reports, implemented surveys, conducted focus groups, designed public information campaigns, and gathered data for a variety of private- and public-sector sponsored studies of human service, economic security, civic engagement, and education issues.


Deneisha Thompson

Senior Associate, Tax Equity Funders Network

A licensed social worker turned entre/edupreneur, Deneisha Thompson is a consultant, facilitator, and coach who specializes in change management, leadership development, group facilitation, and building strong teams. A fierce advocate for oppressed people and their communities, Deneisha has over 15 years of experience working with nonprofit organizations and philanthropy to help improve outcomes for the most vulnerable individuals and families in the country.


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