The Presidential Inauguration: Share Your Stories
Many people in the nonprofit world plan to travel to Washington next week to call attention to their causes as Barack Obama is inaugurated to the presidency. To document what charity and foundation workers are doing, both in Washington and elsewhere, we have created an easy way for readers to share…
By Peter Panepento
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The Presidential Inauguration: Share Your Stories
Many people in the nonprofit world plan to travel to Washington next week to call attention to their causes as Barack Obama is inaugurated to the presidency. To document what charity and foundation workers are doing, both in Washington and elsewhere, we have created an easy way for readers to share…
By Peter Panepento
Contributor
‘Secret Millionaire’: What Message Will New Show Send About Charity?
‘Secret Millionaire’: What message will new show send about charity?
By Peter Panepento
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Charity World Responds to Election Results
Charity world responds to election results
By Peter Panepento
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The Internal Revenue Service has released the latest version of its Form 990-EZ — the short version of its informational tax form that is used by small charities — and its instructions. The updated form takes effect for the 2008 tax year. The tax agency said the revised Form 990-EZ is similar to…
By Eric Kelderman, Peter Panepento and Paul Fain
Bill Would Raise Rate for Volunteers’ Car Use
Congress is considering legislation that would increase the tax deduction for people who use their automobiles as part of their volunteer work for charities. Under federal law, volunteers who drive their cars for charitable purposes may deduct 14 cents a mile for their car costs (or be reimbursed…
By Peter Panepento and Grant Williams
The misuse of nonprofit organizations to shield income or provide fake tax breaks has once again appeared on the Internal Revenue Service’s “dirty dozen,” the agency’s annual list of the top 12 tax scams in the United States. Most of the abuse stems from people giving money or property to charities…
By Peter Panepento and Sam Kean
Most Cases of Charity Fraud Could Be Prevented, Study Finds
Most cases of employee fraud at charities stem from a lack of proper internal controls that deter theft, and those cases are further compounded by lax efforts to recover financial losses when the fraud is discovered, according to a new study. The report — based on an analysis of 2004 data from the…
By Peter Panepento
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Most Cases of Charity Fraud Could Be Prevented, Study Finds
Most cases of charity fraud could be prevented, study finds
By Peter Panepento
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Google Starts New Blog for Nonprofit Groups
Google Grants — an effort by the search-engine company to donate online advertising to charities — has started a new blog that seeks to help recipients take better advantage of the free ads. Since creating Google Grants in 2003, the company has donated more than $200-million worth of advertising to…
By Peter Panepento
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