The 10 Companies That Give the Most to United Ways
ALSO SEE: United Way Donations Up 5.1% Donations Reported by 351 United Ways for 1998-99 1998-99 giving Percentage
State Rankings of Charitable Deductions by Taxpayers With Incomes of $100,000 to $200,000
ALSO SEE: Residents of Utah Are the Most Generous of People Who Itemize Tax Deductions for Charitable Giving, State by State State Rankings of Charitable Deductions by Taxpayers With Incomes of $200,000 or More How Chronicle Analyzed IRS Giving Data Charitable deductions
State Rankings of Charitable Deductions by Taxpayers With Incomes of $200,000 or More
ALSO SEE: Residents of Utah Are the Most Generous of People Who Itemize Tax Deductions for Charitable Giving, State by State State Rankings of Charitable Deductions by Taxpayers With Incomes of $100,000 to $200,000 How Chronicle Analyzed IRS Giving Data Charitable deductions
Some of Europe’s Wealthiest Foundations
ALSO SEE: Gift Makes Gates Fund No. 1 in U.S. Value of assets Wellcome Trust (London) $19.2-billion Caripolo Foundation (Milan) $9.5-billion Compagnia di San Paolo (Turin, Italy) $7.4-billion Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse (Stockholm) $3.2-billion Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (Lisbon)…
IRS Promises to Publish More Advice for Charities
The Internal Revenue Service expects to soon end a “lull in publication” of advice explaining how it interprets and applies federal laws that govern non-profit groups, says Marc Owens, director of the revenue service’s Exempt Organizations Division. In a speech at the American Bar Association’s…
By Jennifer Moore
Contributor
Congressional Panel Urges Stiffer Penalties for Trusts
Congress’s Joint Committee on Taxation is recommending that lawmakers both clarify the law and stiffen the penalties applying to charitable remainder trusts that fail to file annual informational returns. The suggestion is contained in a report issued by the Joint Committee, which reviewed penalty…
By Stephen G. Greene
Contributor
Guide Analyzes a Popular Governance Approach
The Policy Governance Fieldbook: Practical Lessons, Tips, and Tools from the Experiences of Real-World Boards
By C. Quinn Hanchette
Contributor
Veteran Fund Raiser Imparts Advice
Finders Keepers: Lessons I’ve Learned About Dynamic Fundraising
By C. Quinn Hanchette
Contributor
Looking Ahead to the Future for the Nation’s Foundations
The Changing World of Foundation Fundraising: New Challenges and Opportunities
By C. Quinn Hanchette
Contributor
Bits: Community Foundation Directory; a Guide to the Year-2000 Problem
* The Community Foundation Locator, a new directory on the Council on Foundations’ Web site, lists more than 300 community foundations in the United States, with links to those foundations that operate Web sites. The site also includes information on community foundations in Australia, Canada,…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor