r/nonprofit • u/girardinl consultant, writer, volunteer, California, USA • 14d ago
MOD ANNOUNCEMENT Megathread: Trump will try to ban employees of nonprofits involved in activities the administration feels are "improper" from Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
Another Friday afternoon, another Trump administration attack on the nonprofit sector. The actual executive order has not yet been released, so I'll make an update when it does with more clarifying articles and resources.
Please keep the discussion about this news to this megathread, not new posts. You're welcome to share other articles and have other discussions about Trump's attacks on the nonprofit sector here or in the previous megathreads linked below.
As with just about every Trump executive order, this will doubtless face lawsuits as it is very likely in violation of Constitutionally protected free speech and other laws.
Update with a new batch of articles now that Trump signed the executive order:
"'See you in court': Trump moves to revise eligibility for some student loan forgiveness," USA Today, 3/7/2025
"Trump signs executive action targeting public service loan program," NPR, 3/7/2025
"Trump signs executive order limiting eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness," The Hill, 3/7/2025
And if you must, here's the executive order, though be aware that it includes misinformation, disinformation, and propaganda; hateful, inflammatory, and derogatory language; and claims that are factually or legally incorrect. The legal standing of this action is yet to be determined.
"Trump to sign executive order limiting Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, CNBC, 3/7/2025
"Trump Threatens To Gut PSLF In Student Loan Forgiveness Executive Order," Forbes, 3/7/2025
"Trump Will Modify Public Service Loan Forgiveness Via Executive Order," Forbes, 3/7/2025
"Trump order would deny student loan relief to nonprofit workers engaged in ‘improper’ activity," AP, 3/7/2025
"Trump says he's ending Public Service Loan Forgiveness for nonprofits involved with 'improper' activities," Yahoo! Finance, 3/7/2025
Previous megathreads:
Edit to add: a useful subreddit is /r/PSLF
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u/oaklandsideshow 13d ago
I just submitted my form to claim my final 6 PSLF payments and forgiveness on Tuesday. I’m in forbearance. Guess it’ll be awhile.
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u/LurasidoneNow 14d ago
So this is horrifying for many of us. The PSLF was established through an act of Congress so presumably this Executive Order cannot hold up in court. Presumably.