Ruling Could Mean More Scrutiny by IRS
A recent ruling by the U.S. Tax Court that a charity’s outside fund-raising consultant could be considered an “insider” has given the Internal Revenue Service a new tool to go after charities in search of improprieties, a lawyer who represented the non-profit organization in the case told a meeting…
By Debra E. Blum and GRANT WILLIAMS
Treasury, Congress Review Donor Funds
Foundation leaders met last week with government officials to talk about reining in tax-exempt funds set up by for-profit companies. The foundation officials -- led by John A. Edie, senior vice-president of the Council on Foundations in Washington -- want Treasury officials and lawmakers to…
By Debra E. Blum and GRANT WILLIAMS
Pat Robertson’s Charity Pays Fine to IRS
The Christian Broadcasting Network has announced that it has agreed to pay a substantial penalty to the Internal Revenue Service and relinquish its tax-exempt status for 1986 and 1987, apparently because of political activity related to the failed 1988 Presidential bid of its founder, Pat…
By Debra E. Blum and GRANT WILLIAMS
The following awards have been presented for work in philanthropy, fund raising, volunteerism, and non-profit management: Dance. The American Dance Festival (Durham, N.C.) has announced the recipients of two new dance awards. The Doris Duke Awards for New Work went to the following choreographers:…
House Votes to Cut AmeriCorps Budget by 60%
The House of Representatives last week passed an emergency spending measure that would strip $250-million from the AmeriCorps national-service budget to help pay for disaster assistance and military missions in Bosnia and the Middle East. The cut would amount to about 60 per cent of AmeriCorps’…
By Jennifer Moore
Contributor
Debate on Campaign-Finance Bill Stirs Fears That Lawmakers Will Limit Charities’ Lobbying
Last week’s debate in the House of Representatives over campaign-finance legislation has rekindled fears among charity officials that Congress wants to curtail lobbying by non-profit organizations. And some experts worry that states, too, are trying to put a lid on charity lobbying. Until a few…
By Paul Demko
Contributor
On-Line Sources of Information About Lobbying Campaigns
Benton Foundation: Advocacy on the ‘Net http://www.benton.org/Practice/Best/advoc.html The Benton Foundation, an operating foundation in Washington, provides links to the Web sites of non-profit organizations that it thinks use the Internet effectively in their advocacy work, such as the Children’s…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Annual Fund-Raising Campaigns: a List of Resources for Non-Profit Groups
Following are resources on annual funds. They are drawn from The Chronicle’s Non-Profit Handbook (published in the January 15 issue) and its Internet Resources on its World-Wide Web site. The Annual Fund: How to Grow Perennial Rewards from an Annual Campaign By William K. Grasty and Kenneth G.…
Federal Judge Orders Brooklyn Private School to Return $3-Million Gift
A federal judge has ordered a private school in Brooklyn, N.Y., to return a gift of nearly $3-million because the building it was intended to finance was not constructed by the deadline imposed by the donor. Despite the financial problems that returning the gift will cause the charity, the judge…
By Stephen G. Greene
Contributor
Heiress Bequeaths Major Paintings to 3 Museums; Other Recent Gifts
The philanthropist and art collector Betsey Cushing Roosevelt Whitney, who died March 25 at age 89, has bequeathed 16 paintings by early-modern masters to three museums. The value of the works has been estimated as high as $300-million. The National Gallery of Art, in Washington, will receive eight…