Washington-based tax consulting and government relations firm Castro Strategies LLC has been hired to represent independent public charity National Philanthropic Trust on Capitol Hill for taxation issues.
Jenkintown, PA-based NPT is one of the largest grant-making institutions in the country. The public charity, which specializes in philanthropy for individuals, families, companies and foundations, has made nearly 140,000 grants and has raised nearly $6 billion in charitable contributions since its founding in 1996.
Castro will represent NPT in Washington on legislative and regulatory tax issues relating to charitable giving and donor-advised funds, as well as tax reform issues.
The account is being managed by Castro founder and principal Jorge Castro, who was previously senior counsel to Senator John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WA) and tax and trade counsel to Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH).
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