Daily News Roundup: Prominent White Nationalist Group Loses Nonprofit Status

IRS Strips Tax Exemption From Richard Spencer’s Organization: The prominent “alt-right” proponent’s National Policy Institute lost its charity status for not filing returns to the Internal Revenue Service since 2012, the Los Angeles Times reports. Mr. Spencer blamed an IRS error that misclassified the group as not required to file and said he would appeal. Read a Chronicle article on alleged “hate groups” that have tax-exempt status.

Bomb Threats Reshape Routines at Jewish Community Centers: The organizations are stepping up security measures and debating evacuation procedures while seeking as best they can to carry on regular daily activities amid a wave of more than 100 bomb scares since the start of the year, writes The Wall Street Journal (subscription). Read a Chronicle story on how Jewish and Islamic nonprofits are responding to a spike in security threats.

Mattel Gives UCLA $50 Million for Children’s Health: The toy maker’s donation will establish clinical and research centers and add beds at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital, campus newspaper the Daily Bruin reports. The hospital was renamed for the company in 1998 in recognition of a $25 million gift for renovation.

White House Invites Media to Help Trump Donate Salary: Press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters at a briefing Monday that the president will give his $400,000 salary to charity at the end of the year and has “kindly asked that you all help determine where that goes,” reports USA Today.

Defunding Planned Parenthood Would Increase Births, Budget Review Says: The Congressional Budget Office’s analysis of the Republican proposal to undo Obamacare predicts a provision suspending the nonprofit’s federal funding would restrict low-income women’s access to family-planning services and result in “several thousand” more births, offsetting some Medicaid savings from the plan, The Washington Post reports.