Josiah Chacko

Josiah Chacko advises domestic and international nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations, including private foundations, public charities, social welfare organizations and trade associations, helping them establish and maintain their tax-exempt status while operating effectively. Based in Dallas, he is a member of Holland & Knight's Private Wealth Services Group.

Josiah counsels clients across the organizational life cycle, from nonprofit formation and applications for tax-exempt status to maintaining that status over time. He also advises on charitable giving, fundraising, corporate structuring and transactions, governance, operational policies and procedures, and tax and regulatory compliance.

His work with tax-exempt clients began before he joined the Firm as an attorney. As a law clerk in Holland & Knight's Dallas office, Josiah supported nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations on corporate governance and tax compliance matters, and as a summer associate he assisted with a variety of corporate and real estate matters.

While in law school, he was an associate managing editor for the International Law Review Association, participated in the Business Law Leadership Program and earned a certificate in business law. That business law foundation helps Josiah address the corporate and transactional dimensions of nonprofit work alongside tax considerations.