Putting Down Stakes Near the Strip
Diverse mix of new charities hope Las Vegas will prove to be a hospitable climateLas Vegas
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Are 800,000 charities too many to serve society, or not enough? Nearly 800,000 charities are now listed on the Internal Revenue Service’s official roster -- about twice as many as in 1990.The booming economy of the mid-1990s was a big reason for the growth, as were changes in government programs --…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Charities Pay Women Less Than Men, Study Finds
For the fourth straight year, female charity executives earned far less than their male counterparts ALSO SEE:Differences in Pay for Men and Women in Top Charity Jobs in similar jobs, according to an annual survey by GuideStar, a nonprofit organization that makes charities’ financial information…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Fund Raiser’s Brash Style Yields Big Dollars for Youth Group in Tacoma
No. 12 By Ben Gose Tacoma, Wash.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Supporters Say Venture Philanthropy Still Thrives, Even if Reach Is Limited
Palo Alto, Calif.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Chronicle analysis finds executive pay at many smaller charities makes up a large portion of the budgetWhen the Internal Revenue Service announced in June that it would more aggressively investigate excessive ALSO SEE:DATABASE: Executive Compensation SurveyExecutive Pay Rises ModestlyDisclosure of…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Disclosure of Charity Salaries Is a Complicated and Confusing Process
At first glance, David Troyer of Christian Aid Ministries appears to be one of a handful of unpaid chief ALSO SEE:DATABASE: Executive Compensation SurveyExecutive Pay Rises ModestlyQuestioning CompensationHow The Chronicle Conducted Its Annual Survey of Pay at Big Nonprofit Groups executives in The…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Trend could continue as IRS increases scrutinySalaries paid to the leaders of the nation’s largest nonprofit organizations in 2003 rose at their smallest rate on ALSO SEE:DATABASE: Executive Compensation SurveyDisclosure of Charity Salaries Is a Complicated and Confusing ProcessQuestioning…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Nonprofit Group Turns the Tables on ‘Election Monitoring’
For many Americans, the phrase “election monitoring” conjures images of former President Jimmy Carter ALSO SEE:» Related articles: about Charities and Elections traveling abroad to observe the first vote of a fledgling democracy. But a project headed by a human-rights organization in California is…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Grant makers and others step up registration effortsWith memories of the razor-thin 2000 presidential election still fresh in their minds, many grant makers ALSO SEE:» Related articles: about Charities and Elections and other donors are supporting efforts to bring more Americans to the polls in…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor