Nonprofit groups raise money, mobilize workers to help victims of Asia’s catastropheAs millions of people in South Asia struggled to deal with the aftermath of the deadly earthquake and tidal waves, American relief organizations were scrambling to provide aid to victims and to raise the funds that…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
9/11 Charity Goes Out of Business
The September 11th Fund, the largest charity created to help the victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks, shut down last month after raising millions of dollars as part of an unprecedented charitable effort. The fund, which was established by the New York Community Trust and the United Way of New…
By Ian Wilhelm
Contributor
Biggest Grants Announced in 2004
Amount Foundation Recipient Purpose $400-million Community Health Group (Kansas City, Mo.) Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City To establish foundations that will support health programs $300-million Wisconsin United for Health Foundation (Madison) Medical College of Wisconsin (Milwaukee)…
$100-Million Donated to U. of Miami’s School of Medicine; Other Big Gifts
Several organizations have received large gifts: The University of Miami School of Medicine has received $100-million from the family of Leonard Miller. The money will be used to create four professorships and to hire additional faculty members, as well as to finance other needs at the medical…
Innovation –Â and a Personal Touch –Â Get Priority at New Charities
The hundreds of thousands of charities created in the past decade cater to a vast array of social needs. ALSO SEE:SPECIAL REPORT: America’s Charity BoomPhoto Essay But most of the groups have at least one thing in common: founders who are passionate about their desire to pioneer new approaches and…
By Holly Hall
Contributor
IRS Asks Organizations Seeking Charity Status to Supply More Details
As the number of groups seeking charity status has soared in the past decade, the Internal Revenue Service has struggled to keep up. More than 90,000 groups applied for charity status in 2003, the most recent year for which data are available, up from about 60,000 in 1993. Even though demand for…
By Brad Wolverton
Contributor
Vocational-education organizations spring up to pass along skills to a new generation of workersDonald C. Ladick says he founded the Aviation Professional Education Center as a way to deal with a paucity of trained technicians while playing into his longtime love of airplanes. The nonprofit…
By nicole lewis
Contributor
Black-History Museums: A Sampling
CaliforniaThe Museum of the African Diaspora, in San Francisco, plans to open this year. The museum covers 20,000 ALSO SEE:SPECIAL REPORT: America’s Charity BoomBlack-History Museums: Breaking Barriers square feet and cost $11-million. District of Columbia The National Museum of African American…