Matt Journy is an associate in Venable's Washington, DC office, where he practices in the Nonprofit Organizations and Associations practice group. In his practice, Mr. Journy counsels trade and professional associations, public charities, private foundations, and other nonprofits on a variety of tax, governance, and general corporate matters, including tax exemption applications, audits, tax planning, joint ventures, unrelated business income tax issues, lobbying, and charitable solicitation, among other issues.
Having worked both as a regulator and tax consultant in the nonprofit community, Mr. Journy draws upon his prior experience to provide clients with reliable and thorough advice on the wide array of legal issues faced by nonprofits. Before joining Venable, Mr. Journy worked at Ernst & Young, LLP in the National Tax Practice, where he provided nonprofit clients with tax advice relating to corporate reorganizations, expenditure responsibility for international grants, fundraising activities, commercial co-ventures, unrelated business income, and post-issuance compliance for private activity bonds. In addition to providing tax advice, Mr. Journy provided tax compliance services, including the technical review of various federal and state tax and information returns. Prior to joining Ernst & Young, Mr. Journy worked in the Tax-Exempt/Government Entities Division of the IRS Office of Chief Counsel, where he prepared legal and technical advice for field agents and composed legal memoranda on a variety of issues affecting tax-exempt organizations.
Industries
Nonprofit Organizations and Associations
Credit Counseling and Debt Services
Government Experience
Attorney, Internal Revenue Service
News
May 1, 2012, Matt Journy quoted in Board & Administrator on executive compensation and IRS and public scrutiny
June 30, 2011, Jeff Tenenbaum and Matt Journy featured in Association TRENDS
Publications
March 20, 2012, All About UBIT: What Nonprofit Leaders Need to Know
Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Lisa M. Hix, Matthew T. Journy
Related Topic Area(s): Tax and Employee Benefits
January 26, 2012, The Next Generation of Nonprofit Executive Compensation: Providing a Competitive Advantage for Your Organization
Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Matthew T. Journy
Related Topic Area(s): Corporate Governance, Tax and Employee Benefits
October 24, 2011, Unrelated Business Income Tax for Nonprofits: The Basics
Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Lisa M. Hix, Matthew T. Journy
Related Topic Area(s): Tax and Employee Benefits
August 23, 2011, Nonprofit Executive Compensation: Avoiding the Treacherous Tax and Governance Pitfalls
Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Matthew T. Journy
Related Topic Area(s): Corporate Governance, Tax and Employee Benefits
June 29, 2011, Nonprofit Salary Trends and Executive Compensation Issues
Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Matthew T. Journy
Related Topic Area(s): Tax and Employee Benefits
June 16, 2011, Sponsorships, Advertising, Endorsements and Cause Marketing: Understanding Critical UBIT Issues for Nonprofits
Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Lisa M. Hix, Matthew T. Journy
Related Topic Area(s): Tax and Employee Benefits
June 13, 2011, IRS Nonprofit College & University Compliance Project: Findings, Examinations and Mock Audits
Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Matthew T. Journy
Related Topic Area(s): Corporate Governance, Tax and Employee Benefits
May 13, 2011 IRS Denies 501(c)(3) Status to Bankruptcy Counseling Agency
Jonathan L. Pompan, Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Matthew T. Journy
April 12, 2011 Internal Revenue Code Section 501(q) and Its Critical Implications for the Nonprofit Housing Counseling Industry in Light of Recent IRS Guidance
Jonathan L. Pompan, Matthew T. Journy
Related Topic Area(s): Tax and Employee Benefits
March 8, 2011, Sponsorships, Advertising, Endorsements, and Cause Marketing - Understanding Critical UBIT Issues for Nonprofits
Lisa M. Hix, Matthew T. Journy
Related Topic Area(s): Tax and Employee Benefits
December 16, 2010, So You Want To Be On The Internet ® Maurice Baskin, George E. Constantine, Todd R. Farnsworth, Mikhia E. Hawkins, Lisa M. Hix, George W. Johnston, Matthew T. Journy, Joshua J. Kaufman, Gilead I. Light, Luisa M. Lopez, Caryn G. Pass, Janet F.
Satterthwaite, Melissa Landau Steinman, Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Armand J. (A.J.) Zottola
Related Topic Area(s): Social Media
October 18, 2010, Avoiding UBIT Pitfalls
Matthew T. Journy, Kristalyn J. Loson
Related Topic Area(s): Miscellaneous, Tax and Employee Benefits
June 3, 2010, A Lesson in Compliance: IRS Releases Interim Report on Nonprofit Colleges and Universities Compliance Project (Long Version)
Matthew T. Journy, Kristalyn J. Loson, Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum
Related Topic Area(s): Tax and Employee Benefits
June 3, 2010, A Lesson in Compliance: IRS Releases Interim Report on Nonprofit Colleges and Universities Compliance Project (Short Version)
Matthew T. Journy, Kristalyn J. Loson, Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum
Related Topic Area(s): Tax and Employee Benefits
May-June 2010, The IRS Tax-Exempt Examination Process
Matthew T. Journy, George E. Constantine, Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum
Related Topic Area(s): Tax and Employee Benefits
April 27, 2010, IRS Provides Guidance to Nonprofits Assisting Homeowners
Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, George E. Constantine, Jonathan L. Pompan, Matthew T. Journy
Related Topic Area(s): Tax and Employee Benefits
April 9, 2010, Legal Traps of Internet Activities for Nonprofits George E. Constantine, Matthew T. Journy
Related Topic Area(s): Copyrights and Trademarks, Electronic Communications, Employment Law,
Miscellaneous, Tax and Employee Benefits
March 9, 2010 Intermediate Sanctions: Why You Should Be Concerned about Excess Benefit Transactions and How You Can Avoid Them
Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Matthew T. Journy
Related Topic Area(s): Tax and Employee Benefits
January 12, 2010, FIN 48: What Every Nonprofit Needs to Know
Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Matthew T. Journy
Related Topic Area(s): Tax and Employee Benefits
December 10, 2009, Avoiding IRS Audit Risks: Protecting Your Club's Tax Exemption
Matthew T. Journy,
Related Topic Area(s): Tax and Employee Benefits
October 6, 2009, Legal Traps of Internet Activities for Nonprofits
George E. Constantine, Matthew T. Journy
Related Topic Area(s): Copyrights and Trademarks, Electronic Communications, Tax and Employee Benefits
June 2008, Advertising Considerations for Tax-Exempt Social Clubs
Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Matthew T. Journy
Related Topic Area(s): Tax and Employee Benefits
June 2008, Requirements for Tax-Exempt Status under IRC § 501(c)(7): A Primer for Social Clubs
Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Matthew T. Journy
Related Topic Area(s): Tax and Employee Benefits
Events/Speaking Engagements
Upcoming Events
June 19, 2012, "The Next Generation of Nonprofit Executive Compensation: The Keys to Withstanding IRS Scrutiny" for GuideStar
Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Matthew T. Journy
Related Topic Area(s): Tax and Employee Benefits
July 10, 2012, Legal Quick Hit: "The Next Generation of Nonprofit Executive Compensation: The Keys to Withstanding IRS Scrutiny" for the Association of Corporate Counsel's Nonprofit Organizations Committee
Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Matthew T. Journy
Related Topic Area(s): Corporate Governance, Tax and Employee Benefits
Past Events
March 20, 2012, "All About UBIT: What Nonprofit Leaders Need to Know" for the Better Business Bureau of New York
Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Lisa M. Hix, Matthew T. Journy
Related Topic Area(s): Tax and Employee Benefits
January 26, 2012, The Next Generation of Nonprofit Executive Compensation: Providing a Competitive Advantage for Your Organization
Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Matthew T. Journy
Related Topic Area(s): Corporate Governance, Tax and Employee Benefits, Recording available
November 3, 2011, National Business Officers Association / National Association of College and University Business Officers Tax Forum on School, College and University Nonprofit Tax Challenges
Caryn G. Pass, Matthew T. Journy, Harry I. Atlas
Related Topic Area(s): Tax and Employee Benefits
August 23, 2011, Nonprofit Executive Compensation: Avoiding the Treacherous Tax and Governance Pitfalls
Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Matthew T. Journy
Related Topic Area(s): Corporate Governance, Recording available, Tax and Employee Benefits
June 29, 2011, "Nonprofit Executive Compensation" for Association TRENDS
Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Matthew T. Journy
Related Topic Area(s): Tax and Employee Benefits
June 16, 2011, Sponsorships, Advertising, Endorsements and Cause Marketing: Understanding Critical UBIT Issues for Nonprofits
Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Lisa M. Hix, Matthew T. Journy
Related Topic Area(s): Recording available, Tax and Employee Benefits
June 13, 2011, "Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Compliance Project: Findings and Examinations; 990 Discussions," 9th Annual Higher Education Compliance Conference
Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Matthew T. Journy
Related Topic Area(s): Tax and Employee Benefits
April 12, 2011, Internal Revenue Code Section 501(q) and Its Critical Implications for the Nonprofit Housing Counseling Industry in Light of Recent IRS Guidance
Jonathan L. Pompan, Matthew T. Journy
Related Topic Area(s): Tax and Employee Benefits
April 10, 2011, "Top Tax Issues Relating to Income Generated by State and Municipal Organizations Exempt under Sections 115, 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4)" at the 2011 IMLA Mid-Year Seminar
Matthew T. Journy
Related Topic Area(s): Tax and Employee Benefits
March 8, 2011, Legal Quick Hit: "Sponsorships, Advertising, Endorsements, and Cause Marketing - Understanding Critical UBIT Issues for Nonprofits" for the Association of Corporate Counsel's Nonprofit Organizations Committee
Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Lisa M. Hix, Matthew T. Journy
Related Topic Area(s): Tax and Employee Benefits
October 18, 2010, "Confusing Stuff You Need to Know to Keep You and Your Chamber Out of Trouble" for the Western
Association of Chamber Executives (WACE)
Matthew T. Journy, Kristalyn J. Loson
June 8, 2010, Legal Quick Hit: "Lessons in Tax Compliance: The Broad Impact of the IRS' Interim Report on the Colleges and Universities Compliance Project" for the Association of Corporate Counsel's Nonprofit Organizations Committee
George E. Constantine, Matthew T. Journy
Related Topic Area(s): Tax and Employee Benefits
April 9, 2010, "Legal Traps of Internet Activities for Nonprofits" a Lorman Teleconference
George E. Constantine, Matthew T. Journy
Related Topic Area(s): Copyrights and Trademarks, Electronic Communications, Employment Law, Miscellaneous, Tax and Employee Benefits
March 16, 2010, The Form 990: Dealing with the Fall Out (Audioconference)
George E. Constantine, Matthew T. Journy
Related Topic Area(s): Tax and Employee Benefits
March 9, 2010, Legal Quick Hit: "Intermediate Sanctions: Why You Should Be Concerned about Excess Benefit Transactions and How You Can Avoid Them" for the Association of Corporate Counsel's Nonprofit Organizations Committee
Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Matthew T. Journy
Related Topic Area(s): Tax and Employee Benefits
February 12, 2010, "Avoiding IRS Audit Risks: Protecting Your Club's Tax Exemption Status from IRS Scrutiny" at the Club Managers Association of America (CMAA) World Conference on Club Management
Matthew T. Journy
Related Topic Area(s): Tax and Employee Benefits
January 12, 2010, Legal Quick Hit: "FIN 48: What Every Nonprofit Needs to Know" for the Association of Corporate Counsel
Matthew T. Journy, Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum
Related Topic Area(s): Miscellaneous, Tax and Employee Benefits
October 6, 2009, Legal Traps of Internet Activities for Nonprofits
George E. Constantine, Matthew T. Journy
Related Topic Area(s): Electronic Communications, Miscellaneous, Tax and Employee Benefits
September 16, 2009, "The Impact of the New IRS Form 990 on Healthcare Philanthropy: The Changes That You Need to Know About" to the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy
Matthew T. Journy
Related Topic Area(s): Corporate Governance, Tax and Employee Benefits