The UCLA School of Law Lowell Milken Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofits and Loyola Law School are pleased to announce that they will host the 29th Western Conference on Tax-Exempt Organizations on March 12 and March 13, 2026 at The California Endowment's Center for Healthy Communities in Downtown Los Angeles. Last year's two-day conference was sold out, with nearly 150 lawyers, accountants and in-house professionals representing a broad range of nonprofit organizations.
Highlights Include:
- Reconsidering Bob Jones: Public Policy, Illegality, & DEI
- Creative Structures for the Common Good
- Developing a Response Plan
- The Evolving Case Law: Loper Bright, Memorial Hermann, & Freedom Path
Date & Time
Thursday, March 12, 2025 | 7:30 A.M. – 6:30 P.M.
Friday, March 13, 2025 | 7:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.
Event Venue and Host:
The California Endowment
1000 Alameda Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Pricing:
- Early Bird Rate: $900 (until January 15, 2025)
- Normal Rate: $1100
- Day 1 Access - $700
- Day 2 Access - $400
*Parking at the California Endowment is free
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The UCLA School of Law Lowell Milken Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofits has negotiated special conference rates at The Omni Hotel Downtown Los Angeles.
Omni Hotel Downtown Los Angeles
- $232 per night ($25 Uber Credit per stay)—subject to change
- $65 parking per night—subject to change
CLICK LOGO BELOW TO VISIT THE OMNI WEBSITE'S WCTEO BOOKING PAGE
Last Date to Book: February 18, 2026
*1 mile from The California Endowment
*Parking at the California Endowment is free
*Transportation to/from the California Endowment will be available at the beginning and end of each day for participants staying at the Omni Hotel
Ellen Aprill, Senior Scholar in Residence, UCLA School of Law, Lowell Milken Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofits
Jill Horwitz, Faculty Director, UCLA School of Law, Lowell Milken Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofits
Rose Chan Loui, Executive Director, UCLA School of Law, Lowell Milken Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofits
Michael Berry, Owner, Michael Berry, CPA
Terri Wagner Cammarano, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Cedar-Sinai
Helen Cheng, Partner, Withersworldwide
Debra Heiskala, Partner - EY Americas Exempt Organization Tax Sevices Leader, Ernst & Young
Ofer Lion, Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Douglas Mancino, Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Karl Mill, Founding Attorney, Mill Law Center
Ingrid Mittermaeir, Principal, Adler & Colvin
Gene Takagi, Principal, NEO Law Group
LaVerne Woods, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP
Event Schedule TBD
