Virginia C. Gross J.D.

Virginia C. Gross is a shareholder with Polsinelli Shughart PC concentrating her practice on nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations law. Ms. Gross counsels nonprofit organizations on all aspects of tax-exempt organizations law, such as the formation, qualification, activities, and business ventures of nonprofit organizations. She advises nonprofit clients on issues regarding their operations, fundraising practices, unrelated business income planning, joint venturing and partnering, grant-making, and the use of supporting organizations and for-profit subsidiaries. Clients include charitable and educational organizations, private foundations, associations, supporting organizations, healthcare organizations, social welfare organizations, and social clubs. Ms. Gross has worked with numerous nonprofit boards of directors and trustees regarding governance and best practices matters. She is a frequent writer and speaker on nonprofit law topics. Her publications include Nonprofit Governance: Law, Practices & Trends, Nonprofit Law for Colleges and Universities, and The New Form 990: Law, Policy, and Preparation. Ms. Gross earned her J.D. from the University of Texas and her B.S. from Texas A&M University and is listed in Best Lawyers in America for Nonprofit Organizations/Charities Law for 2008-2013. She is currently a member of the IRS Advisory Council on Taxation.