Welcome to The Micah Project!

Our mission is to advance the gospel of Jesus Christ as a means to reconciliation, justice, and mercy.

“And what does the LORD require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God”
(Micah 6:8, NIV).

The Micah Project has three areas of emphasis:

Technical Empowerment- We help build the capacity of organizations whose missions demonstrate a Biblical worldview.  We apply knowledge and experience gained over more than 60 years of combined service to the nonprofit sector.  Our focus is in addressing developmental needs involving financial management, board governance, legal compliance, and special event planning.

Evangelistic & social justice empowerment - We support activities that proclaim the life transforming power of the Christian gospel, including the sponsorship of speakers, evangelistic events, and the creation of published materials that support this objective.

Financial empowerment - We make grants, contributions, and below-market loans to help seed activities that proclaim the gospel.  Grants and loans are accompanied by consultative support where appropriate.





 

“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose”
--Philip James “Jim” Elliot (1927-1956)

News

Housing Allowance for Nonprofit Clergy: Yes or No?

Dating from the 1920's and well rooted in American tradition, the ministerial housing allowance, authorized by Section 107 of the Internal Revenue Code and which allows clergy to exclude the value of a housing benefit from their gross income, has survived various legal attacks over the years. In this article published by the Planned Giving Design Center, we discuss housing allowance eligibility with an emphasis on clergy employed outside the traditional church setting and how the special tax status of clergy members may affect a decision to treat qualifying remuneration as paid for ministerial services.

The Year in Review

In 2012, The Micah Project continued its mission of technical empowerment and evangelistic reach in North  Carolina and beyond. 
Learn more about our efforts.

Johnson Reunites with the "10"

Rev. Aaron Johnson was present at a reunion of the Wilmington10 survivors at Gregory Congregational Church in Wilmington on Saturday, January 5, 2013,
following the December 31 pardons by outgoing North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue.  Aaron recounts his emotional reunion with Ben Chavis and the missing files that might have exculpated the “10.” Read more

Guilford EO Database Now Available

As a tool forGreensboro and High Point area nonprofits, we’ve updated our 2009 exempt organization (EO) database.  This information is extracted from the IRS EO Business Master List and has been narrowed with the objective of identifying local nonprofits engaged in the active conduct of charitable activities.  The file is in both
Microsoft Excel and Adobe pdf formats.  Click here for an explanation of selection criteria and definitions.

Work OpportunityTax Credit
Reinstated

As part of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, Congress extended the work opportunity tax credit (WOTC) program for 2012 and 2013. This represents the
9th time in the last 16 years that the credit has been retroactively extended. This includes extension of nonprofit employer eligibility to take a credit in the form of reduced employer-matching FICA taxes as a result of
certain veteran hires. Learn more about this
valuable credit.  Organizations with missions involving employment related services should help inform partner agencies as well as for-profit employers.

Walshes Complete Leadership North Carolina

Dennis & Debbie receive certificates from J. Thomas McSwain, Chairman of the LNC Board of Directors.

On May 8. 2012, Debbie and Dennis were among the 44 graduates of Leadership North Carolina, Class XIX. A ceremony was held in the historic legislative chamber of Old Capitol in Raleigh, NC that included presentation of the Governor’s Award to Tarboro native and former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Ret. Gen. Hugh Shelton. Leadership North Carolina is a 7-month program design to help current and developing leaders learn more about government, economic development, education, environment, and health and human services in North Carolina.  Read more about the program.

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New Book: Man From Macedonia

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The Micah Project is the registered operating name of The Deborah and Dennis Walsh Foundation, a North Carolina nonprofit corporation recognized as a tax exempt private operating foundation under Section 501(c)(3) and 4942(j)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.  The foundation is qualified to receive tax deductible contributions under the rules applicable for contributions to public charities pursuant to Section 170(b)(1)(A)(vii).
 
Pursuant to U.S. Treasury Department regulations, we wish to inform you that any tax advice that may be contained on this website (including anylinked documents) is not intended
or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of (i) avoiding tax-related penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or applicable state or local tax law provisions or (ii) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any tax-related matters addressed herein.
 
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