Rigorous Evaluation Highlights Hits and Misses for Clark Grant Recipient
Boston Citizen Schools started here in 1995, the brainchild of two idealists who wanted to improve the lives of middle-school ALSO SEE:A Singular Focus on KidsYouth Charity Proves Itself a Promising Prospect for Clark FoundationClark Fund’s Overhaul Is Met With Mixed Response From Former Employees…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Clark Foundation sees success in its controversial youth programOver the past decade, the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation has undergone a radical makeover. The New York ALSO SEE:Rigorous Evaluation Highlights Hits and Misses for Clark Grant RecipientYouth Charity Proves Itself a Promising Prospect…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
America’s Second Harvest (Chicago): Appointed Vicki B. Escarra, executive vice president and chief customer-service officer at Delta Air Lines (Atlanta), to be president and chief executive officer. She succeeds Bob Forney, who is retiring. American Diabetes Association (New York): Appointed Toni…
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. February 2006 5.2% January 5.4% December 2005 5.4% November 5.0% October 5.0%…
Status and recent results of drives for endowments, capital improvements, and other needs Started or announced Closing date Goal Amount raised Purpose Brooklyn Museum (N.Y.) Jan. 2000 Dec. 2005 $130,000,000 $131,000,000 For endowment, facilities, and projects Center of Creative Arts (Mo.) Jan. 2002…
Senate committee investigates Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae foundations
Kenya’s government has appealed to the United Nations for $221.5-million in aid due to a drought that affects 3.5 million Kenyan people, reports Reuters. “Unless there is swift intervention, growing numbers of people will become severely malnourished and the mortality rate will rapidly…
GLOBAL WARMING AND CHRISTIAN LEADERS
A group of 86 evangelical Christian leaders have called for federal legislation to stop global warming, reports The New York Times. While not an issue traditionally backed by Christian conservatives, the group states that the environmental phenomenon is a cause for concern. Signers of the statement…