Thomas A. Troyer is a member in Caplin & Drysdale's Washington, D.C. office. He is one of the leading authorities on tax-exempt organizations in the country. He has spoken and written on taxation and tax matters affecting tax-exempt organizations since the 1960's. He has built Caplin & Drysdale's exempt organizations practice and is the senior member in the practice. He has served in a long list of professionally distinguished positions, including Vice Chair for Government Relations of the ABA Tax Section, Chair of the ABA Tax Section's Exempt Organizations Committee, Chairman of the Foundation Lawyers' Group, Member of the IRS Commissioner's Advisory Group on Exempt Organizations, and Member of the Treasury Department's Advisory Committee on Private Philanthropy and Public Needs. He has also served and continues to serve on the boards of many philanthropic organizations, including The Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Children's Defense Fund, and the Natural Resources Defense Council. Mr. Troyer was the Founding Board Chair for the Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest (CLPI). In 2008 he was honored at CLPI’s 10th anniverary luncheon for championing nonprofit advocacy and lobbying. He has also been recognized as one of the Best Lawyers of America in the specialty of Tax Law for the past 20 years.
Mr. Troyer has advised many of the country's largest private foundations and public charities on a wide array of federal tax matters and other legal matters. His expertise spans all aspects of the federal tax rules governing tax-exempt organizations, including qualification for tax-exempt status, restrictions on private foundations, unrelated business income tax, limitations on legislative and political activities of charities, formation of affiliates and subsidiaries, intermediate sanctions, and disclosure requirements. He also is fully conversant with the rules concerning the duties of nonprofit directors and officers.