Daily News Roundup: Jim DeMint Reportedly Out at Heritage Foundation

Heritage Foundation Expected to Replace Leader: Insiders at the influential conservative think tank tell The New York Times that ex-senator Jim DeMint is being ousted after four years at the helm amid a debate among donors about the nonprofit’s direction and loyalty to President Trump. A former DeMint aide writes in Forbes that the move reflects the growing power of the foundation’s political arm, Heritage Action.

Feed the Children Looks Inward for New Chief: Travis Arnold, the anti-hunger charity’s chief operating officer, has been promoted to CEO, The Oklahoman reports. Mr. Arnold, a 16-year-old Feed the Children veteran, has held the top post on an interim basis repeatedly in recent years as the Oklahoma City-based charity has undergone periods of leadership flux.

U. of Utah Health CEO Resigns After Clash With Megadonor: Billionaire philanthropist Jon Huntsman Sr., chief benefactor of the university’s Huntsman Cancer Institute, had railed against Vivian Lee for her attempt to fire the research center’s director, health-news site Stat writes. Dr. Lee had also drawn criticism for the university health system’s involvement in a controversial $12 million donation by biotech entrepreneur Patrick Soon-Shiong.

Mo. Governor Cited for Campaign’s Use of Charity Donor List: The Missouri Ethics Commission assessed a $1,000 fine against Gov. Eric Greitens for failing to disclose last year that his campaign obtained a list of contributors to the Mission Continues, the veterans nonprofit Mr. Greitens founded and led before entering politics, reports The Kansas City Star.

Small Foundation Pays Six-Figure Salaries to Founder’s Children: The Boston Globe looks at the finances of the James G. Martin Memorial Trust, which lists its founding donor’s three daughters as full-time employees with $115,000 salaries. The trust makes a handful of annual donations, and in some years the daughters’ pay exceeds its giving, raising questions about its purpose, philanthropy experts tell the Globe.

Gift Request for Outgoing Tate Galleries Director Raises Staff Hackles: The union representing employees of the British museum group criticized the management appeal for contributions from workers to buy a sailboat as a parting gift for longtime leader Nicholas Serota, writes The New York Times. The Tate is in the midst of pay negotiations with staff.