Largest charities saw donations rise 13% in 2005Donations to America’s largest charities grew by 13 percent last year, to $62.7- billion, according to The Chronicle’s ALSO SEE: DATABASE: Philanthropy 400 Table: Philanthropy 400: By the Numbers Table: Causes and the Support They Garnered Tables: The…
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Photograph by Eduardo Patino for the National Dance Institute
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Interest Rates for Planned Gifts
Following are the interest rates, provided by the Internal Revenue Service, for computing charitable deductions for charitable remainder trusts, gift annuities, charitable lead trusts, and some other deferred gifts. October 2006 5.8% September 6.0% August 6.2% July 6.0% June 6.0% May 5.8% April…
Status and recent results of drives for endowments, capital improvements, and other needs Started or announced Closing date Goal Amount raised Purpose American Civil War Center (Va.) Feb. 2001 Dec. 2006 $13,600,000 $13,780,000 To design and build this museum Cleveland Institute of Music April 2001…
Access Academies (St. Louis): Appointed Carolyn Dubuque, director of compliance at Vatterott College (St. Louis), to be manager of quality assurance. This organization runs several religious middle schools for children from low-income families in St. Louis. American Chemical Society (Washington):…
Following are summaries of recent reports by the BBB Wise Giving Alliance. This private group reports on whether charities meet standards for fund raising, governance, financial management, and public information. The alliance does not approve or disapprove of charities, and urges potential donors…
How The Chronicle Compiled Its Annual Philanthropy 400 Rankings
The Chronicle’s 16th annual Philanthropy 400 uses financial data gathered from nonprofit organizations ALSO SEE:DATABASE: Philanthropy 400Article: A Year of Big GainsArticle: Largest Charities Focus on Campaigns’ AftermathArticle: Charities Find It’s Wise to Spend More on Fund RaisingArticle:…
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Efficacy of Breast-Cancer Promotions Challenged
Critics question efficacy of breast-cancer marketing campaigns
Art Foundation Halts Plan to Build Museum
The Dia Art Foundation is no longer planning to build a museum in Manhattan, reports The New York Times. The museum was to have been built at the entrance to the High Line, a vacated elevated railway line in Manhattan. Dia operates a museum near the Hudson River and is looking to establish a…
Hospitals Reach Out to Uninsured Patients
In an effort to cut costs associated with treating people with chronic illnesses, some hospitals have begun providing free preventive care, reports The New York Times. Hospital systems in New York and Denver have started directing uninsured patients to community clinics that charge low fees or…