Hazen Graves is a partner in Faegre Baker Daniels' Minneapolis office, concentrating on matters relating to charities and charitable giving. He advises nonprofit organizations of all kinds regarding nonprofit corporation and charitable trust laws, governance, income and real estate tax exemption, unrelated business income tax, private foundation rules, director liability, charitable contributions and general nonprofit business matters.
The following list is representative of the types of legal issues with which Hazen has been involved:
- Nonprofit director and trustee liability
- General representation of community foundations
- Company foundation self-dealing issues and international grantmaking
- Tax aspects of charitable contributions
- Grant agreements
- IRS audits and ruling requests
- Establishing and maintaining for-profit subsidiaries
- Board approval of nonprofit executive compensation
- Investigations by Attorneys General
- Administration of endowment funds and other restricted gifts
- Private inurement and intermediate sanctions
- Conversions of nonprofit to for-profit entities and vice versa
- Charitable sales tax and property tax exemptions
- Charities serving as trustees of charitable remainder and lead trusts
- Conflict of interest policies
- State registration of charitable fundraising and commercial co-venture activities
- Gift annuity programs
- Nonprofit joint ventures and acquisitions or spin-offs of programs
- Court authorization to deviate from terms of restricted gifts
- Incorporating and obtaining section 501(c)(3) status and "public charity" status for new charities
- 501(c)(3) limits on lobbying and participation in political campaigns
- The Best Lawyers in America, Non-Profit/Charities Law, 2008-12
- Minnesota State Bar Association Nonprofit Committee
- Minnesota Council on Planned Giving
- National Association of College and University Attorneys
- American Bar Association, Tax Section, Exempt Organizations Committee
- MacPhail Center for Music Board of Directors, past chair
- Charities Review Council of Minnesota Board of Directors, past chair
- Beyond Grantmaking
Minnesota State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education (2011)
- Conflicts of Interest in the Real World
LarsonAllen Nonprofit and Foundation Conference (2010)
- Endowment Fund Update
Minnesota State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education (2010)
- IRS and Minnesota Law Update
Minnesota Hospital Association (2010)
- Legal Basics for Grantmakers
Minnesota Council on Foundations (2009)
- Leveraging Your Resources: PRIs and Mission-Related Investing for Grantmakers
MCF/MCN Joint Conference (2009)
- Board Governance: Raising the Bar
National Parent Centers Conference (2009)
- What's Up With UPMIFA?
Minnesota Council on Foundations (2008)
- Special Legal Risks for Grantmakers
Nonprofit Risk Management Center (2008)
- Representing Private Foundations
Minnesota State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education (2008)
- Executive Compensation Update
Minnesota State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education (2007)
- Critical Legal Developments for Endowment Funds
Faegre Baker Daniels Seminar (2007)
- Charitable Reform and Scholarship Providers
National Scholarship Providers Association (2007)
- Legal Basics for Grantmakers
Minnesota Council on Foundations (2007)
- Executive Compensation: Lessons Learned from IRS Audits
Rocky Mountain Endowment Conference (2006)
- Unrelated Business Income - Sponsorships and Beyond
Minnesota State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education (2006)
- Staying Legal: What Grantmakers Need to Know
Minnesota Council on Foundations (2006)
- Philanthropic Impact Without Grants - How to Make the Most of Program-Related Investments and Other Funding Alternatives
Minnesota Council on Foundations (2005)
- Street Smarts on the Law: What Grantmakers Need to Know
Minnesota Council on Foundations (2005)
- The Changing Treatment of Non-Cash Contributions
Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (2005)
- Unrelated Business Income: Sponsorships and Beyond
Minnesota State Bar Association (2005)
- Legal Considerations in Providing Grantmaking and Investment Services to Private Foundations
Council on Foundations (2004)
- Grantmaking Post 9-11: Are You Funding Terrorists?
Minnesota Council on Foundations (2004)
Related Practices
Business & Corporate Services
Corporate Governance
Estate Administration
Estate Planning & Trusts
Executive Compensation
Exempt Organizations Litigation
Family Owned Businesses
Health Care Regulation
Labor, Employment & Benefits
Litigation & Advocacy
Regulatory
Wealth Management
Related Industries
Education
Exempt Organizations
Health Care
Education
Harvard Law School
J.D., cum laude (1984)
Yale University
B.A., magna cum laude (1978)
Legal Updates
15-March-2011 - Company and Foundation Assistance for Employees in Japan: FAQs
19-May-2010 - IRS Eyes College Business Activities
18-May-2009 - Charity Property Tax Exemption: No Pot of Gold at the End of Rainbow
11-April-2008 - Minnesota Adopts Model Charitable Endowment and Investment Law
News
06-September-2011 - Ninety Faegre & Benson Lawyers Listed in The Best Lawyers in America
09-August-2010 - Ninety-Three Faegre & Benson Lawyers Listed in The Best Lawyers in America
11-January-2010 - Minnesota Public Radio Successfully Represented in Long-Standing Dispute
31-July-2009 - 96 Faegre & Benson Lawyers Listed in The Best Lawyers in America
01-October-2008 - The Best Lawyers in America 2009 Includes 90 from Faegre & Benson
31-March-2008 - The Best Lawyers in America 2008 Includes 79 from Faegre & Benson
Bar Admissions
Minnesota
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
U.S. Tax Court
Events
26-January-2010 - 2010 MHA Health Care Regulatory Update
20-September-2007 - Critical Legal Developments for Endowment Funds: Breakfast Seminar for Nonprofit Trustees and Staff