Puerto Rico Community Foundation (Fundación Comunitaria de Puerto Rico)
History: Established in 1985 with ALSO SEE:Building a Tradition of Giving $2-million from the Ford Foundation to stimulate philanthropy in Puerto Rico and to make grants to help the island deal with its social and economic problems. Areas of support: Makes grants in four areas: education, youth,…
The following awards have been presented for work in philanthropy, fund raising, volunteerism, and non-profit management: Education fund raising. The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (Washington) recently presented several awards. The 1999 James L. Fisher Award for Distinguished…
Health Group Not a Charity, Tax Court Rules
In a major victory for the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Tax Court has ruled that the agency was right to deny charity status to a California organization that runs a surgery center with for-profit partners. Redlands Surgical Services is not operated exclusively for charitable purposes because…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
Contributor
Congress Takes Up Major Tax-Law Changes
Congress is considering an array of tax proposals that could have a big effect on charities and their donors if the proposals are eventually passed into law. Measures in the House and Senate would slash personal income-tax rates and lower the rates on estates -- or even phase out the estate tax…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
Contributor
‘Hollywood Reporter’: New Giving Strategies
Like the rest of corporate America, more companies in the entertainment industry are embracing giving strategies that marry their philanthropy to their business interests, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In a special report within its July 13-19 issue, the magazine turns the spotlight on how…
By Domenica Marchetti
Contributor
‘Chronicle’: a Call for Accountability
The $10-billion William H. Gates Foundation should help lead the way in making grant makers more accountable to the public about their practices and the impact of their work, a scholar argues in The Chronicle of Higher Education (July 23). The Gates Foundation should “devote some attention, and a…
By Thomas J. Billitteri
Contributor
‘Art & Antiques’: A New Breed of Donor
Art benefactors like the late Paul Mellon and the publishing magnate Walter Annenberg represent a passing generation of donors who saw the world of collecting evolve from a “genteel domain of a privileged few to a competitive business” dominated by a new kind of wealthy patron, Art & Antiques…
By Thomas J. Billitteri
Contributor
Technology Bits: Microsoft To Increase Charitable Giving
* The Microsoft Corporation, in Redmond, Wash., plans to increase its charitable giving by $25-million over the next five years, using money it won in lawsuits against companies that sell pirated copies of its software programs. The funds will be awarded to charities that provide the poor with…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
NEA Site Posts Case Studies of Arts Groups’ Planning
Examples of how arts groups have used long-term planning to improve their operations are now available on line. The National Endowment for the Arts has posted 26 case studies to its Web site, “Lessons Learned: A Planning Toolsite.” Often written by the groups’ leaders, the studies look at how arts…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
On-Line Listing Eases Search for Management Courses
A new Web site is making it easier to find courses and degree programs in non-profit management. The new site profiles more than 180 colleges and universities that offer instruction in non-profit management and fund raising, and provides contact information and course titles for each institution.…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor