Daily News Roundup: Tom Brady’s Trust Gets Millions From Charity He Backs

NFL Star’s Personal Charity Funded Mainly by Disability Group: Tom Brady has requested and received $2.75 million since 2011 for his Change the World Foundation Trust from Best Buddies, a nonprofit serving disabled people for which the New England Patriots quarterback has long served as a fundraiser and public face, reports The Boston Globe. Charity watchdogs say the arrangement is legal but should have been disclosed to Best Buddies donors.

Oakland Nonprofits Feel Pinch From Downtown Boom: As in neighboring San Francisco, skyrocketing commercial rents are putting a financial squeeze on charities based in central Oakland, with dozens of organizations downsizing or moving to cheaper neighborhoods outside the city center, the San Francisco Chronicle writes.

2017 Goldman Environmental Prizes Announced: An East Los Angeles man who mobilized neighbors in his largely Latino community to shut down a toxic battery-recycling plant is among six winners worldwide of the Goldman Environmental Foundation’s annual award for grass-roots green activism, reports The Wall Street Journal (subscription). The recipients each receive $175,000.

U. of Michigan Exceeds $4 Billion Campaign Target: Development officials credited a springtime push for donations from faculty, staff, and retirees with boosting the university past its fundraising goal with 20 months left in the campaign, launched in 2013, MLive.com reports. Several individual targets, including $1 billion for student support, have yet to be met, the university said.

Mo. Governor’s Nonprofit Funds Ads Attacking State Lawmaker: The digital advertising push launched by A New Missouri, a 501(c)(4) group formed this year to support new Gov. Eric Greitens’s agenda, targets Sen. Rob Schaaf, a fellow Republican who has slowed legislation while criticizing the governor’s use of “dark money” from nonprofits that are not required to disclose donors, reports The Kansas City Star.

Ex-Field Museum Staffer Gets 3 Years for $900,000 Theft: Prosecutors said Caryn Benson, an 11-year employee of the Chicago natural-history institution, used the money to spend lavishly on luxury goods, the Chicago Tribune writes. Ms. Benson admitted last year to pocketing hundreds of thousands of dollars in membership fees and other museum receipts.