Big Business Doing More for Charity
Corporations plan increases after giving dropped in 2003In 2003, for the second year in a row, most of the nation’s largest corporations decreased their charitable ALSO SEE: » Statistical Data: Charitable Giving at 93 Major Corporations How Much Companies Expect to Give in 2004 Technology Helps…
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9/11 Disaster Fund Set to Award Grants
The American Red Cross plans to solicit proposals from nonprofit organizations nationwide for a $50-million program to help people affected by the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The effort will draw upon funds from the Red Cross’s Liberty Disaster Fund, which was established after the…
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Ford Foundation’s Antiterrorism Provision Draws Rebuke From Civil-Liberties Group
Note: The article below inaccurately describes the American Civil Liberties Union’s deliberations and actions over restrictions imposed by the Ford Foundation and other grant makers to guarantee that no grant money is used to finance terrorism activities. On July 9, the board of the civil-liberties…
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New Rules on Noncash Gifts Advance in Congress
Included in the corporate-tax legislation that the House Ways and Means Committee approved last week were changes in the government rules for donations of cars, intellectual property, and other noncash items. The provisions are aimed at preventing individuals and companies from taking overly…
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House Drops Provision on Church and Politics
Republican members of Congress last week unsuccessfully attempted to loosen federal restraints that prohibit churches and other religious groups from engaging in political activities. Rep. William M. Thomas, Republican of California, added a provision to corporate-tax legislation, known as the…
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U. of Georgia to Establish New Fund-Raising Arm
The University of Georgia, in Athens, plans to establish a new fund-raising organization after taking the unusual step of terminating its decades-old relationship with the University of Georgia Foundation. The primary point of dispute between the university and its fund-raising arm, which holds…
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Treasury Asks Charities for Antiterror Advice
After meeting with representatives of about 30 nonprofit groups last month, the U.S. Department of the Treasury has asked the participants to work together to propose ways for the department to crack down on nonprofit efforts to finance terrorists without hurting legitimate charitable activities.…
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Universities Protest Rules Imposed by 2 Foundations
Nine major universities have asked the Ford and Rockefeller Foundations to change the antiterrorism language the funds added this year to their standard grant agreements, saying the additions are unclear and would infringe on their academic freedom. The grant makers, both in New York, added the…
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Federal Drive Raises $248.5-Million From Government Employees
Federal employees, U.S. military personnel, and other government workers last year pledged $248.5-million -- a record total -- to the Combined Federal Campaign, the federal government’s annual charity drive. The campaign raised 4.9 percent more than 2002’s total of $236.9-million, and also beat…
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Heinz Funds Face Political Pickle
Would a first lady also be able to run a big foundation?The nonprofit world faces an unprecedented prospect this presidential election: What if the country’s ALSO SEE:The Heinz Endowments first lady was also leader of one of the nation’s wealthiest foundations? That could happen if voters elect…
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