IRS Releases ‘E-Postcard’ for Small Charities
IRS releases ‘e-postcard’ for small charities
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President Bush Includes Charitable-Giving Incentives in Budget Proposal
President Bush includes charitable-giving incentives in budget proposal
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A growing cadre of anonymous donors gave $1.1-billion to charities last yearLast October, the University of Cincinnati and Ohio State University announced $20-million gifts ALSO SEE:DATABASE: America’s Top DonorsARTICLE: A Big Year for Big GivingARTICLE: 23 Donors Claimed Spots on Both ’06 and ’07…
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IRS to Release Some 990 Instructions Early
IRS will soon release some instructions on filling out new informational tax forms
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Watchdog Group Asks IRS to Investigate Pulpit Endorsement
Watchdog group asks IRS to investigate pulpit endorsement
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New York Amid old hotels, church missions, a furniture shop, and numerous restaurant-supply stores, the 31-year-old New Museum last month opened a new building on this city’s infamous Bowery street. And unlike anything else in this gritty neighborhood of worn bricks and faded signs, the new New…
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Contests Seek to Spur More Americans to Give
In its latest push to encourage philanthropy, the Case Foundation, in Washington, has started two online contests to give away $750,000. For the first, “America’s Giving Challenge,” the foundation joined with Parade magazine, a weekly newspaper insert, to grant $500,000. Participants must either…
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Tax Agency Plans Review of Charities on Numerous Fronts
Washington At a briefing to outline projects for 2008, officials at the Internal Revenue Service said the agency plans to scrutinize charities’ donor-advised funds, business practices, and political activities. The agency will also investigate the tax-exempt status of colleges and universities.…
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Donors Increasingly Make Their Big Gifts Anonymously, Chronicle Analysis Finds
Big anonymous gifts rising sharply in number
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Yale U. Plans Big Increase in Annual Endowment Payouts
Yale U. plans big increase in annual endowment payouts
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