Alabama Environmental Council (Birmingham): Appointed Diane Dossey Scanland, director of foundation and corporate support at the Denver Rescue Mission, to be executive director. Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf (Washington): Appointed Donna L. Sorkin, executive director of Self Help…
Report says donations to charities soared by 9% last year, to $175-billion Donations to charity rose nearly 9 per cent last year, according to the new edition of Giving USA released last week. Gifts totaled $175-billion, according to the report, ALSO SEE:Report’s Numbers Are No True Measure of…
By Marilyn Dickey and Domenica Marchetti
Bill in Congress Promotes State Charitable Tax Credits
Rep. John R. Kasich, an Ohio Republican, has introduced a bill that would allow states to use federal money to offset the costs that they would incur if they offered state-tax credits to people who give to antipoverty groups. The measure would encourage states to offer tax credits of up to $250…
By Jennifer Moore
Contributor
Lawyers Ask IRS for Voter-Guide Help
The I.R.S. is being encouraged to spell out exactly how charities and churches can distribute “voter guides” during election campaigns without breaking the law, according to members of an American Bar Association subcommittee on politics and lobbying. Non-profit groups classified under Section…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
Contributor
IRS Fills In Details of Its Reorganization Plan
Officials at the I.R.S. have offered new details on how the agency’s major reorganization -- scheduled to be completed this fall -- could affect non-profit groups. Evelyn A. Petschek, who will head the new Tax Exempt Operating Division, told an American Bar Association seminar in Washington that…
By Jennifer Moore
Contributor
Revised Mortality Table Could Reduce Deductions
Donors who set up certain kinds of planned gifts this month and next can take advantage of a special offer from the Internal Revenue Service: They can use more-generous rates for calculating the charitable tax deductions they can claim, even though those rates were officially replaced with new…
By Jennifer Moore
Contributor
Seattle Organization Will Pay Fine to Settle Political-Disclosure Dispute
A Seattle non-profit organization has agreed to pay a fine after running afoul of a Washington State law that requires organizations that give money to political groups on behalf of someone else to disclose the original source of the money. The dispute involved A Territory Resource, a non-profit…
By Jennifer Moore
Contributor
Detailed Poverty Information Offered Via the Internet
Academic research on the causes and consequences of poverty in inner cities is available on a new Web site. The Smart Library on Urban Poverty Research provides easy-to-read summaries of articles in academic journals and books, organized into four categories: urban community, family, the economy,…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Web Site Provides Data on European Grant Makers
A new Web site provides users with information about philanthropy in Europe and helps European grant makers use technology. The European Foundation Centre, an association of European grant makers, located in Brussels, has developed Funders Online, a Web site that provides information about European…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor