Donors Scrap Contentious Plan for Museum of Hunting Trophies
California philanthropists Paul and Renee Snider have abandoned plans to create a $15-million car and natural history museum in the state capital to showcase their collection of mounted exotic animals, reports The Sacramento Bee.
Calif. Man Charged with Fleecing Disability Group’s Clients
Authorities allege a former official with the North Bay Regional Center pocketed $400,000 belonging to the Northern California charity’s developmentally disabled clients, writes The Press Democrat of Santa Rosa, Calif.
L.A. Sues Nonprofit Assisted-Living Homes Over Conditions
Court documents allege that residents of the two charity homes for physically and mentally disabled people were subjected to “deplorable” living conditions and punished for failing to attend daily religious services, according to the Los Angeles Times.
PBS Station Returns Grant to Avoid ‘Perception’ of Influence
New York public television station WNET said Friday that it will return the grant from billionaire former financier John Arnold’s foundation for an ambitious reporting project on government pensions, reports The New York Times.
Billionaire Tom Steyer Plans $100-Million Ad Push on Climate
The hedge-fund tycoon turned full-time philanthropist plans to run advertisements through the 2014 campaign pressing federal and state leaders to act on climate change, according to The New York Times.
Closer Look at Data Belies ‘Surge’ in Giving by Rich
While giving by America’s biggest donors rose by 4 percent in 2013, the increase was dwarfed by the growth in billionaires’ assets, Businessweek writes.
Nonprofit NFL Paid Roger Goodell $44.2-Million in 2012
The National Football League commissioner’s compensation included a salary of $35.1-million and more than $9-million in deferred bonus and pension payments, making him perhaps the country’s highest-paid nonprofit leader, The Star-Ledger of Newark and The New York Times write.
Ticket Prices Spike as Nonprofit NYC Theaters Face Squeeze
Major nonprofit stages in New York City are charging significantly more for seats, with several recently topping the $100 mark for the first time, writes The New York Times.
Nonprofit Boston Hospital Mulls Venture in China
Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital is considering a property mogul’s proposal to build a medical center in China, reflecting a growing interest in that country’s growing health-care market among U.S. hospital and medical schools, Bloomberg reports.
Hospital Workers’ Union Seeks Ore. Referendum on Executive Pay
The measure backed by Local 49 of the Service Employees International Union, Oregon’s largest labor group, would limit compensation for a nonprofit hospital’s executives to 15 times that of its lowest-paid worker, the Portland Business Journal writes