Charitable Shopping Sites: a Sampler
Site History Eligible groups Amount raised for charity Distinguishing features Charitableway Started in November 1999 by Organizations must be Declined to make public, Also allows people to give http://www.charitableway.com Pete Mountanos, a former chief executive officer at VXtreme, a technology…
A Guide to Corporate Giving in 20 Industries
Giving by Industry: A Reference Guide to the New Corporate Philanthropy, 1999-2000 Edition Edited by Craig Smith This book analyzes giving trends in 20 industries and examines how charities can wed their missions to a company’s marketing goals. Mr. Smith, a consultant and former publisher of…
By C. Quinn Hanchette
Contributor
Group Reports Small Rise in Gifts for Protestant Missions
Copyright © 1999 The Chronicle of Philanthropy
By Holly Hall
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Charitable Shopping Sites: A Sampler
Charitable Way (http://www.charitableway.com) HISTORY: Started in November 1999 by Pete Mountanos, a former chief executive officer at VXtreme, a technology company that was sold to Microsoft in 1997. ELIGIBLE GROUPS: Organizations must be classified as charities by the Internal Revenue Service and…
Interest Rates for Planned Gifts
From the issue dated December 16, 1999 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. January 1999 5.6% February 5.6 March 5.8…
Status and recent results of drives for endowments, capital improvements, and other needs Started or announced To conclude Goal Amount raised Purpose Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado and Rose Community Foundation (Colo.) Nov. 1999 Dec. 2002 $20,000,000 $10,000,000 To endow 20 Jewish…
Virtual Sidewalk Santas Carry On Charity’s Tradition
In 1902, Volunteers of America sent out its first Sidewalk Santas to walk through midtown Manhattan ringing bells, carrying miniature red-brick chimneys and asking pedestrians if they could spare a few coins to help feed hungry children. Sidewalk Santas still parade the streets of New York, but…
By Marilyn Dickey
Senior Editor, Copy
Site Arranges Gifts Made to Honor Others
A new Web site designed to let donors make on-line charitable contributions to honor friends, relatives, and business clients is quickly becoming a big hit. Since Charitygift started operating November 17, it has sold 10,000 cards to people making donations in honor of others. The company began to…
By Marilyn Dickey
Senior Editor, Copy
Mississippi Health-Care Companies and Officers Contest IRS Penalties
Three family-operated health organizations in Mississippi are battling the Internal Revenue Service in U.S. Tax Court over the first major set of penalties issued under a 1996 law. In eight lawsuits filed in the tax court, three health-care companies in Mississippi and their five officers say they…
By Jennifer Moore
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