Daily News Roundup: Tax Bill Could Drive More IRA Donations to Charity
December 19, 2017 | Read Time: 1 minute
Top News and Features
Tax Bill Could Spur More IRA Gifts to Charity (Forbes)
Nonprofit Hospital Giants Vie for Patients in Effort to Fend Off New Rivals (The New York Times)
Global Effort to Get Kids Out of Orphanages Gains Momentum (Associated Press)
R.I. Grants Prime Healthcare’s Belated Request for Medical Center’s Nonprofit Conversion (Rhode Island Public Radio)
Executives of Mo. Nonprofit Linked to $1 Million in Illegal Political Activity (Springfield News-Leader)
The New Mississippi Civil Rights Museum Refuses to Sugarcoat History (The New York Times)
Big Gifts
Ohio Medical Facility Gets $75 Million for Mental-Health Care (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
The U. of Virginia’s College at Wise Gets $20 Million for Scholarships (WYCB)
UW-Madison Gets $20 Million for Scholarships and Faculty Support (Wisconsin State Journal)
On Bitcoin
Fidelity: Donors Gave Away $22 Million in Bitcoin in 2017 (CNBC)
After the Bitcoin Gold Rush: Could Blockchain Change the Way We Give Money to Charity? (Chicago Tribune)
More News and Opinion
Opinion: Institutions Raced to Dump James Levine. They Should Look Hard at Themselves. (The Washington Post)
Mo. Governor’s Campaign Adviser Linked to Nonprofit That Funded Attacks Against GOP Rivals (The Kansas City Star)
Me. Nonprofit Argues in Federal Court for Release of U.S. Funds Withheld by Governor (Portland Press Herald)
