The U.S. Supreme Court is set to make a decision regarding the tax-exempt status of organizations that do not comply with state qualifications for “religious purposes.”
The case, Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Commission, came to the high court after the Wisconsin Supreme Court blocked a religious social services organization from receiving tax-exempt status.
Catholic Charities Bureau provides social services including job placement and coaching for people with disabilities, daily living services and support programs through its umbrella of service entities.
Through its services, the Catholic charities do not require participants or employees to be of a particular religious faith and the programs do not require religious training or promotion of the Cat