Allegheny Lutheran Social Ministries (Hollidaysburg, Pa.): Appointed Diane Octavio, director of advancement at South Kent School (Conn.), to be director of annual giving. ALSO SEE:A Former Debt Collector Finds Many Ways to Give Back Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association (Chicago):…
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. July 2001 6.2% June 6.0% May 5.8% April 6.0% March 6.2% February 6.2% January 6.8%…
Companies That Gave More Than 10% of Total Donations to Charities Outside the U.S.
Companies That Gave More Than 10% of Total Donations to Charities Outside the U.S. 2000 donations outside the U.S. Percentage of total giving Merck & Company $203,600,000 81.8% Hewlett-Packard Company $23,000,000 45.5% Chevron Corporation $9,314,077 34.2% Alcoa $5,899,688 23.8% Citigroup…
Tax Deductions for Charitable Giving, State by State
ALSO SEE: Cost of Living Makes Big Difference in State Giving Rankings, Study Finds State Ranking of Charitable Deductions, by Taxpayer-Income Categories How The Chronicle Calculated Generosity of State Residents Number of tax returns Number of itemized returns Returns with charitable deductions…
ALSO SEE: Foundation Gifts Rose 18% in 2000, New Report Says One-Year Changes Effect of Inflation on Foundation Assets, 1984-99 Effect of Inflation on Foundation Grants, 1984-99 Number of Grant-Making Foundations, 1984-99 Growth in Foundation Assets, by Region State and Regional Data, 1999…
The following awards have been presented for work in management, philanthropy, and volunteerism: Community health. The Robert Wood Johnson Community Health Leadership Program (Boston) has announced the 2001 recipients of its annual awards, which recognize individuals who have “overcome daunting…
Charitable Deductions Denied by Tax Court
By GRANT WILLIAMSThe U.S. Tax Court has issued an opinion that serves as a reminder to donors that they can’t simply claim charitable-contribution deductions without having adequate proof that they made the gifts. Marshall and Nancy Gardner, who lived in Philadelphia, reported on their 1995 joint…
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Environmental Pacts Studied in Report
As more and more companies make public pledges to be environmentally sensitive in their work, charities have new opportunities to form partnerships with them, according to a report from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. The report cited 16 nonprofit…
Study Helps Nonprofit Groups Measure Results
Outcome Measurement in Nonprofit Organizations: Current Practices and Recommendations, by Harry P. Hatry, Elaine Morley, and Elisa Vinson, provides a status report on how private nonprofit groups measure the results of the work they do. Based on findings from a 1998 Independent Sector survey, the…
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Bush Proposal Would Hurt the Poor, Report Says
Charity Tax Credits: Federal Policy and Three Leading States, by Margy Waller, discusses the consequences of carrying out President Bush’s proposal to create state charity tax credits for donations to antipoverty programs by allowing states to pay for the cost of the credit with money from their…
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