For-Profit College Owners Find Gains in Going Nonprofit
A handful of commercial career colleges have shifted to nonprofit status in recent years in deals that can carry significant financial benefits for the former proprietors, The New York Times writes in an article focusing on the transition of Keiser University in Florida.
Pa. Mayor Locked in Battle With Museum Over Rent and Taxes
Harrisburg Mayor Eric Papenfuse, who has been seeking to renegotiate a virtually rent-free lease for the city’s National Civil War Museum agreed to by his predecessor, offered a new proposal in the dispute that would see the museum paying $633,000 a year by 2030, The Patriot-News of Harrisburg reports.
Northeastern U. Makes Tardy Payment to Boston for City Services
After receiving criticism for making no payment in lieu of taxes, or Pilot, to the City of Boston for municipal services provided last year, Northeastern University has made a retroactive contribution of $886,000, about a third of what the city requested, The Boston Globe writes.
Research Data Offers Nonprofits a New Revenue Source
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s huge windfall from selling royalty rights to a drug whose development it helped finance is sparking greater interest among other medical charities in gaining a profit from their research data, The Philadelphia Inquirer writes.
Ex-Interns Say L.A. Council Hopeful Did Not Misuse Nonprofit
Several former interns and current contractors with Los Angeles City Council candidate Tomas O’Grady’s school charity are rebutting allegations that he improperly mingled his political and nonprofit work, writes the Los Angeles Times.
N.J. Lawmaker in Nonprofit Flap Won’t Run for Re-Election
State Assemblywoman Linda Stender, facing questions over her husband’s use of charity funds to raze a Hurricane Sandy-damaged shore home, announced that she will leave office when her current term ends in January, NJ Advance Media reports.
Turf Wars Blamed for Clinton Foundation CEO’s Abrupt Exit
Infighting at the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation over former chief executive Eric Braverman’s efforts to impose greater management discipline contributed to his departure in January after 18 months on the job, foundation sources tell Politico.
Donors are pouring money into parks, including the National Mall. The results are often stunning, but is it the job of private money to spruce up public spaces?
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Environmental Sleuths Find Signs of Fracking
Online volunteers at the nonprofit SkyTruth scan aerial images for signs of oil and gas drilling, also called fracking.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Unlikely Partners Tackle Big Issues and Gain Fresh Insights
Nonprofits are forming eclectic coalitions to battle climate change and other causes, but can donors keep up?
By Libby Sander
Contributor