Two Groups Oppose Foundation Measure
Two major associations that represent nonprofit groups have announced their opposition to legislation in the House of Representatives that would probably require many foundations to give more to charity every year. Despite the opposition, one of the bill’s sponors says that he has substantial…
By Brad Wolverton
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Anticipated slash in AmeriCorps enrollment could prove dire for charities that rely on the programLast year, President Bush visited a member of the AmeriCorps national service program at a community-policing project in St. Petersburg, Fla., to thank her for saving a child’s life. This year, that…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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Ohio State Gets $6.5-Million From Couple; Other Gifts
Two groups have received large gifts: The Ohio State University, in Columbus, has received $6.5-million from Mae McCorkle and her husband, William, an alumnus, to construct a swimming and diving facility. The couple co-founded McCorkle Inc. Realtors, in Columbus. The New York City Chapter of the…
By Kevin Dumouchelle
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New York’s Review of Nonprofit Groups: a Sampling of Cases
The New York attorney general’s office advocates a variety of new rules that would affect charities, from ALSO SEE:Making Philanthropy Accountable one requiring groups in New York to seek bids when hiring professional fund raisers to a federal law permitting the Internal Revenue Service to share…
Making Philanthropy Accountable
New York’s top regulator pushes for far-reaching changesNew York The New York State attorney general’s office, one of the nation’s most aggressive charity watchdogs, is ALSO SEE:New York’s Review of Nonprofit Groups: a Sampling of Cases proposing controversial changes in federal law and state…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
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How charities maintain ties to financially strapped donorsIn January, the Fort Worth Public Library Foundation took an unusual step: It decided to let a major ALSO SEE:Special Report: Charities and the EconomyGRAPHS: How Giving Fared During Hard Times corporate benefactor off the hook for the…
By Maura Webber
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Many grass-roots environmental groups struggle even as big organizations gain supportWhen Ken Cook envisioned what his organization, the Environmental Working Group, would be doing this ALSO SEE:Special Report: Charities and the EconomyGRAPHS: How Giving Fared During Hard Times decade, he thought…
By Stephen G. Greene
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Hard-hit by a weak economy and a drop in support, social-services charities are forced to cut programsWhen Jay C. Bloom, president of Morrison Child and Family Services, in Portland, Ore., looks at the giving ALSO SEE:Special Report: Charities and the EconomyGRAPHS: How Giving Fared During Hard…
By Michael Anft
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Giving in 2002 Didn’t Outpace Inflation, Report Says
Amid last year’s sluggish economic growth, charitable contributions by individuals, corporations, and ALSO SEE:Special Report: Charities and the EconomyGRAPHS: How Giving Fared During Hard TimesCharitable Giving, 2002 foundations totaled $241-billion but failed to keep pace with inflation,…
By Harvy Lipman
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