Smithsonian Lends Items to 146 Institutions
For a $2,500 annual fee, museums can borrow the Apollo 13 space capsule, a 1969 Kermit the Frog Muppet, or the top hat worn by President Abraham Lincoln the night he was assassinated, reports The Washington Post. Through a loan program, the Smithsonian Institution has permitted 146 museums and…
Former Charity Official Returns $100,000
Former charity official returns $100,000 to Getty Trust
British Unit Examines Charity’s Link to Terrorists
Britain’s Charity Commission is investigating possible links between suspects in the airplane terror plot foiled by British authorities and an aid group that raised money for Pakistani earthquake victims, reports Agence France-Presse. The commission is in charge of monitoring Britain’s charities.…
Gates Foundation Lent Money for Newspaper Purchase
Several organizations, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, lent a total of $350-million to MediaNews Group for its purchase of four newspapers: the Contra Costa Times; The Herald, in Monterey County; the San Jose Mercury News; and the Pioneer Press, in St. Paul, reports the Associated…
Older Americans Start Nonprofit Groups
Some older Americans, instead of starting a new business or traveling around the world after retirement, are becoming grass-roots “social entrepreneurs,” working to better their communities, reports The Wall Street Journal. The newspaper examines four people who are finalists for the Purpose Prize,…
Environmental Groups Change Focus to Tap Concern for Global Warming
Environmental groups change focus to tap concern for global warming
Focus on the Family Plans to Mobilize Evangelical Voters
Conservative charity plans to mobilize evangelical voters
IRS Crackdown on Luxury Gift Bags Could Be Boon for Charity
The Internal Revenue Service’s crackdown on awards ceremonies and film festivals that provide expensive gift bags and luxury giveaways, some valued at $100,000, to celebrities may benefit charities, reports the Los Angeles Times. The revenue service has ruled such gifts are taxable income, and at…
Global Fund Teams Up With Church Leader to Fight AIDS
During the 16th International AIDS Conference, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, in Geneva, announced it will work with the pastor Rick Warren, author of the best-selling The Purpose-Driven Life, to send more money to religious groups to fight AIDS, reports USA Today. Mr.…