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ALEX HADDAD AND QUINCY WOLFF
NEGOTIATE FISCAL SPONSORSHIP TO
HELP LAUNCH NEW LATINX-FOCUSE D
HEALTH NONPROFIT

Chicago Corporate Associates Alex Haddad and Quincy Wolff successfully rep-
resented Illinois Unidos, a nonprofit focused on Latinx health disparities related
to COVID-19, in obtaining its IRC 501(c)(3) status. They prepared comprehen-
sive organizational documents, advised the board and executive director, and
facilitated the nonprofit’s exit from its current fiscal sponsor. Janet Goelz
Hoffman, who oversaw the project, praised Alex and Quincy for their excep-
tional work, noting the challenges they navigated and their success in negotiating
a new fiscal sponsorship agreement for Illinois Unidos.

CROSS-DEPARTMENT TEAM
HELPS SECURE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS
FOR JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE
OF GREATER DALLAS

A cross-department, multi-office team of Katten attorneys following extensive efforts to help launch the JFS Northpoint
successfully helped the JFS Dallas Physician Network achieve Health Center. This new clinic, which offers integrated primary
federal tax exemption as an IRC 501(c)(3) organization. Janet care and behavioral health services for underserved and low-
Goelz Hoffman, Dallas Health Care Partner Lisa Genecov and income patients, will benefit significantly from the organization’s
Special Counsel Lisa Prather, along with New York Public Finance tax-exempt status and enhance JFS’s fundraising capabilities,
Associate Theodore Ryan, collaborated on the application, supporting its goal to become a Federally Qualified Health Center.

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