Aid Charities Say They’ve Been Frozen Out of Eastern Ukraine
Separatist authorities in the self-declared, Russian-backed Donetsk People’s Republic and the Luhansk People’s Republic imposed new regulations in July that effectively block Western humanitarian groups from operating in the region, The Washington Post reports.
Land Sale to D.C. Private School to Shutter Nursing Home
The Washington Home, a venerable nonprofit care facility for elderly, infirm, and low-income patients, will close by the end of next year with the sale of its property to the elite private Sidwell Friends School, The Washington Post reports.
Gifts Roundup: National Zoo Pandas and U. of Buffalo Get Big Donations
Other notable recent gifts include $5.6 million for neuroscience at the Scripps Research Institute and $3 million from retired baseball legend Hank Aaron to the Morehouse School of Medicine.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
New Top Fundraiser at the Vera Institute of Justice
Other personnel changes include the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, LISC, and Mission Investors Exchange.
By anais.strickland
Contributor
Federal Court Backs Faith Groups on Contraceptive Mandate
The 8th Circuit Court in St. Louis ruled Thursday that the Affordable Care Act’s mandate of birth-control coverage for employees violates nonprofit faith groups’ religious freedom, differing with seven other U.S. appeals courts and setting up a potential Supreme Court clash, the Associated Press and The Washington Post report.
Perelman to Vacate Carnegie Hall Chair Amid Oversight Clash
A day after circulating an email to Carnegie Hall board members raising questions about governance and financial transparency at the venerable New York venue, billionaire financier and donor Ronald O. Perelman said Thursday that he would not seek re-election as the panel’s chairman next month, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times write.
Calif. Regulators Tighten Rules on Nonprofit Politicking
The state’s campaign-finance watchdog office approved new requirements Thursday that effectively outlaw “dark money,” closing a potential loophole in previous legislation and regulatory moves to compel donor disclosure by nonprofits steering money into state races, reports the Los Angeles Times.
Big Gifts for U. of Wisconsin and Harvard
The University of Wisconsin-Madison announced a $22-million donation Thursday from the Grainger Foundation to boost tutoring and peer-to-peer learning opportunities for engineering students, the Wisconsin State Journal reports, and the research-focused Warren Alpert Foundation pledged $20 million Thursday to Harvard Medical School, Bloomberg writes.
Indianapolis Museum Gets Valuable Art Bequest From NFL Owner
The late Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams has left a collection of art and artifacts valued in the tens of millions of dollars to the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, writes the Indianapolis Star.
Redskins Charity Cries Foul as Indian Rodeo Renounces Deal
The Indian National Finals Rodeo, one of America’s biggest sporting events for Native Americans, abruptly took a sponsorship deal with the Washington Redskins Original Americans Foundation off the table earlier this month, The Washington Post reports.