N.Y. Man Charged With Charity Scam Linked to Abducted Kids
Prosecutors said Peter Senese, who led an organization that purported to help prevent child trafficking, defrauded the parents of abducted children, collecting tens of thousands of dollars on allegedly false claims that he would track down and return their kids, Reuters and CBS New York report.
Tech Millionaire Rolls Up Sleeves to Aid Iranian-Americans
The San Francisco Chronicle profiles Silicon Valley philanthropist Bita Daryabari, who has parlayed tech wealth into expanding social services and educational opportunities for women from the Middle East, particularly fellow immigrants from Iran.
On April Fools’ Day, an Aid Charity Morphs Into a Deli and Prank Videos Raise Money
A disaster-relief group applies its food-delivery expertise to selling Reuben sandwiches — and other ways charities are having fun today.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Millions in Pledges to Toronto Museum Still Unpaid
The Royal Ontario Museum has yet to collect tens of millions of dollars in years-old pledges for a major renovation project for which the institution was plunged into debt, The Globe and Mail writes.
N.Y. Tests Pay-for-Performance to Improve Health Care
New York State has embarked on a five-year experiment to change the way doctors are paid for treating people in economically depressed communities, hoping to transform a hodgepodge of services into a coordinated network of practitioners and leading to the creation an unusual nonprofit alliance among Hispanic and Asian doctors and a Jewish health system, The New York Times writes.
Hedge-Fund Titan Makes Big Boost in Giving
Ray Dalio, the billionaire head of Bridgewater Associates, the world’s biggest hedge fund, has significantly stepped up giving to his foundation, putting $400 million into the charity in 2013, Forbes writes, citing tax filings.
Lawmakers Drop Bill on UConn Foundation Financial Disclosure
A Connecticut legislative committee failed to vote Monday on a proposal to subject the flagship state university’s nonprofit fundraising arm to freedom-of-information laws, effectively killing the measure, the Hartford Courant writes.
Pa. House Slows Progress of Bill on Power to Define Charities
Pennsylvania representatives have put the brakes on a proposal to give legislators greater authority to determine what charities qualify for tax exemptions after the measure, which is backed by nonprofits, moved quickly through the State Senate, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Mass. Woman Pleads Not Guilty to One Fund Fraud Charges
Joanna Leigh, who was one of the most vocal critics of the primary charity disbursing donated money to victims of the Boston Marathon bombing, denied in court Monday that she fraudulently collected tens of thousands of dollars from the One Fund Boston and other sources, The Boston Globe reports.
$20 Million Gift Helps Minneapolis Art Museum Go Green
The Walker Art Center unveiled plans Tuesday for a $75 million, largely donor-funded renovation of its grounds that will add a glass-walled entry pavilion, groves of trees, and acres of new green space to the museum’s campus, with the biggest gift coming from longtime museum board member Angus Wurtele and his wife, Margaret, writes the Star Tribune.