Accounting Standards Board Changes Rule on How to Report Earmarked Donations
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has changed the way charitable organizations are supposed to report donations that are collected in behalf of another non-profit group. The board’s new rule, known as Standard No. 136, will mainly affect organizations -- like United Ways, Jewish federations,…
By Harvy Lipman
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Survey of Corporate Giving: How It Was Conducted
The Chronicle’s corporate-giving survey is based on financial information ALSO SEE:Charitable Giving at 91 Major Corporations: View list, additional charts, and related articles provided by many of the nation’s top companies as ranked according to their annual revenue by Fortune magazine. The 150…
By Debra E. Blum and Harvy Lipman
Spate of Corporate Mergers Is Reshaping Philanthropy Nationwide
Corporate mergers are changing the shape of business giving nationwide. In the past year, at least 9 of the 100 companies listed by Fortune magazine in 1998 as America’s largest corporations ALSO SEE:Charitable Giving at 91 Major Corporations: View list, additional charts, and related articles have…
By Debra E. Blum and Harvy Lipman
Corporate Giving’s Growth Slows
Rise in 1999 donations can’t match double-digit increases of recent years Charitable giving by many of the nation’s largest companies will grow at a much slower rate this year than in the recent past. Among 62 companies that reported their 1999 giving budgets to The Chronicle, total cash…
By Debra E. Blum and Harvy Lipman
Report’s Numbers Are No True Measure of Charity, Critics Say
When Giving USA next year publishes its annual report on how much Americans donate to charity, it is almost certain to include one significant change from this year’s edition: ALSO SEE:A Giving Boom1998 Figures from Giving USAGains on Wall Street Help Strengthen Giving to Colleges, Private…
By Harvy Lipman
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Parishioners Contributed $25-Billion to Churches in 1997, Report Says
American church members contributed $25-billion to 58 Protestant denominations in 1997, ALSO SEE:Contributions to U.S. Protestant Churches, 1997Contributions to Canadian Protestant Churches, 1997 according to a new report by the National Council of Churches. The report estimated that giving had…
By Harvy Lipman
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