Charities that facilitate employment for illegal immigrants in California could face criminal prosecution under a new immigration bill if such organizations help day laborers without first ensuring they are not working illegally, reports theNorth County Times, in Escondido, Calif. Organizations…
DONOR INFORMATION IMPROPERLY OBTAINED
Officials at the University of Notre Dame say donor information has been obtained by a hacker but they do not know the extent of the damage, reports the Associated Press. The hacker could have gained access to images of checks from donors, but none of the donors have reported that their financial…
A Washington Post column by Marc Fisher focuses on Eshkol Academy, a Jewish boys school founded in 2002 by the lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who is currently facing multiple federal investigations, according to his lawyers. The academy abruptly closed last spring as Mr. Abramoff’s lobbying activities…
Mass. governor signals opposition to controversial religious disclosure bill
RUSSIAN NONPROFIT SPY ALLEGATIONS
Two Russian nonprofit groups say the Kremlin’s recent spying allegations against Britain are part of an effort to stifle their ability to criticize the government, reports The Guardian, in London. The Russian Federal Security Bureau this week accused Britain of paying the Moscow Helsinki Group, a…
Marie Lord, the wife of the late “Hawaii Five-O” star Jack Lord, left a $40-million bequest to establish a new charitable fund, reports the Associated Press. Mrs. Lord died in October, her husband in 1998. The Jack and Marie Lord Fund will support 12 charities in Hawaii, including Hospice Hawaii…
The Legion of Christ, a Roman Catholic order founded in 1941 that operates primarily in Mexico and other Latin American countries, spends about $50-million a year on its charitable efforts, which include operating schools for poor children, reports The Wall Street Journal. While the organization…
Prompted by her father’s inability to read, the country singer Dolly Parton established a charity 10 years ago to fight illiteracy by mailing a free book each month to children in Sevier County, Tenn., where Ms. Parton grew up, reports the Associated Press. Today the program, which sends children…
The philanthropist Andrea Bronfman, wife of former Seagrams chairman Charles Bronfman, was killed this week in a traffic accident in New York, reports the Canadian Press. She was 60. The Bronfmans were well-known for their support of Jewish causes and arts organizations. After the September 11,…