MacArthur Fund Pledges $75-Million to Reduce Local Jail Populations
The grant maker wants to reduce the length of stays for nonviolent offenders and expedite court action.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Charity Funds for Fla. Hospitals at Risk in Medicaid Fight
Florida hospitals could lose hundreds of millions of U.S. government dollars for treating poor and uninsured patients in what Republican lawmakers contend is an Obama administration ploy to get the state to expand Medicaid, the Tribune/Scripps news service writes.
S&P Says Nonprofit Obamacare Coverage Co-Ops Losing Money
Most of the 23 nonprofit health-insurance plans set up with federal loans to offer coverage through Affordable Care Act exchanges are struggling with cash flow, Bloomberg reports, citing an analysis issued Tuesday by Standard & Poor’s.
Ore. Bill Would Steer Leftover Class-Action Money to Charity
The Oregon House of Representatives passed legislation Tuesday that would direct at least half of any unclaimed money from class-action settlements to legal aid and other charitable causes, reports the Salem, Ore., Statesman Journal. Oregon is one of a minority of states that allows defendants to keep leftover class-action funds rather than mandating a charity payout, a process known as “cy pres.”
Maine Summer Camps Sound Alarm on Plan to Tax Nonprofits
Leaders of Maine summer camps say Gov. Paul LePage’s proposal to allow cities and towns to tax large nonprofits—a measure aimed primarily at hospitals and universities—will force dozens of seasonal facilities that own waterfront property to pare down programs or fold up their tents, the Sun Journal of Lewiston, Me., writes.
Ex-Bay Area Nonprofit Official Sentenced for $920,000 Theft
The former chief financial officer of an unidentified San Francisco-area organization was sentenced Tuesday to four years and nine months in prison and ordered to pay $1.1-million in restitution for embezzling from his employer, reports the San Francisco Chronicle.
Aid Charity Investigated by USAID Purges Senior Leadership
More than half a dozen top executives at International Relief and Development resigned Friday amid multiple inquiries into alleged financial misconduct by the Arlington, Va.-based nonprofit, one of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s biggest contractors, according to The Washington Post.
Elderly Donor Sues University for Return of $12-Million Gift
A 98-year-old philanthropist has gone to court in a bid to reclaim the 2013 donation to Chapman University, alleging the Southern California institution exploited his age to induce him to make the gift, the Orange County Register reports.
Boston Nonprofits Fear Donation Drop if City Gets Olympics
With backers of Boston’s 2024 Olympics bid touting plans to fully cover the event’s estimated $4.7-billion price tag with private dollars, charities in the region are raising concerns that an outpouring of philanthropy for the games will cut into giving to other causes, The Boston Globe writes.
N.Y. Trust OKs Lease for Diller’s $130-Million Pier Park
The Hudson River Park Trust approved a lease agreement Wednesday with a group led by billionaire media mogul Barry Diller that aims to build a $130-million park and cultural center on the waterway, reports The New York Times.