The relationship between the for-profit Museum of Sex and the tax-exempt Muse Foundation is “far from typical.”

Nonprofit news from around the country and the world. Today, to tax or not to tax performance venues, disaster relief for nonprofits in Baltimore, Maine’s volunteer lawyers—a powerful model and more.

The rules for when nonprofits are exempt from state sales tax are often so murky that only Nostradamus could figure them out.

Thanks to disaster eligibility rules, Baltimore nonprofits that suffered unexpected expenses for snow removal during last winter’s brutal season are eligible for reimbursement from the federal government.

Going to court is an often frightening, disconcerting event for even the most knowledgeable of people. The Courthouse Assistance Project helps low-income people with family law issues such as divorces and custody disputes.

Eight states are contemplating the creation of state-run banks to take the place of conventional banks that have failed to function and lend.

Youth Villages recently announced that their calls from young people in psychiatric emergencies have increased since the beginning of the economic downturn by 20 percent.

The Nomad Foundation is dedicated to bringing health care and education to nomads of Niger, the world’s poorest country.

Nonprofit news from around the country and the world. Today, N.J. questions stimulus funds spent on nonprofit youth jobs, are Craigslist charitable dollars tainted money?, Villaraigosa wants to rescind arts cuts that stirred protests and more.

The new comptroller of New Jersey is upset that the state used $17.7 million in federal stimulus moneys to create summer jobs for youth in government agencies and (horror!) nonprofit organizations.

Some are concerned that the Craigslist Charitable Fund is supported by fees from ads in the website’s “adult services” category.

It’s no fun being Los Angeles’ mayor, trying to achieve multiple goals with limited resources.