An intriguing four-way battle is forming over the issue of tax-exempt organizations providing lists of donors to the IRS and state regulators.
State Regulators and Watchdogs Object to Changes in Donor Disclosure by Nonprofits
$52 Million in Charitable Funds Lost Despite Spotlight Team’s Exposé of Foundation Abuse
A foundation trustee absconds with $52 million years after the Globe’s famous Spotlight Team included him in an expose. What happened?
New Yorkers Avoid 9/11 Museum in Droves
How many years will need to pass before New Yorkers, as well as other locals from the tri-state area of New Jersey or Connecticut, will seek to visit the September 11 Memorial Museum?
Iowa Casino’s Nonprofit Status May Hang on 400-Year-Old Law
This casino may fit under the IRS recognition of a 400-year tradition in English common law that organizations founded to “lessen the burdens of government” serve a “public benefit purpose” and are eligible for tax-exempt status.
Contraception Delivered via Drone: Does It Work?
Will dropping condoms by drone work to promote birth control?
Another Odd Story from NPQ’s “Philanthropy and the Presidential Campaign” Series
It appears that late Monday night, Donald Trump finally made good on his $1 million pledge. Perhaps he realized that the media’s questions about his veterans’ charity fundraiser were not going to go away. What this news report describes, however, is a relatively bizarre charitable process fraught with inaccuracies.
Judge Decides Bill Cosby Felony Sexual Assault Case Can Continue to Trial
In 2005, prosecutors declined to pursue her case. Now, Pennsylvania prosecutors are moving forward with a trial for Bill Cosby’s alleged assault of Andrea Constand in 2004.
Did NPR Sacrifice Its Mission Integrity with Ploughshares Funding?
Did the Ploughshares Foundation funding influence NPR’s coverage of national security policy?
Nonprofit Reactions to New Overtime Rules Run the Gamut
This is a moment in which the true values of the sector will be weighed on the scales of social justice. Is what we are hearing from nonprofits what we want the public to hear?
Are Hillary’s Philanthropic and Political Roles Too Close for Public Comfort?
Albert Hunt at the New York Times asks whether there is “an inherent conflict of interest should Mrs. Clinton become president” or even now as a candidate.
Poll Shows Many Users are OK with Facebook’s “Curation” of Their News
Almost 47 percent of respondents said they were “somewhat” or “very” comfortable with social media companies controlling what news appears on their sites, compared with only 34 percent who were “not very comfortable” or “not comfortable.”
Saving Old Homes Can Be a Win-Win-Win
The Birmingham Foundation provides capital for real estate projects as a program-related investment, receiving a nine-percent return on the money. It then puts that nine percent back into those same communities to assist youth programs, senior citizens, and other projects.