Daily News Roundup: Treasury Dept. Skeptical of States’ Efforts to Evade New Cap on Tax Deductions
January 26, 2018 | Read Time: 1 minute
Top News
Treasury Skeptical About States Allowing Charitable Giving to Work Around New Cap (Wall Street Journal — subscription). Plus: More States Eye Donations to Evade Trump Tax Changes — Including Adding New Charitable Deductions (Reuters)
Jeff Bezos’ First Big Charitable Gift Is Diabolically Clever (Inc.). Plus: See this Chronicle article on how the gift came about.
Scientists Rebel Over Trump Ally Rebekah Mercer’s Board Role at Natural History Museum (New York Times). Plus: The Mercers, Trump’s Billionaire Megadonors, Ramp Up Climate-Change Denial Funding (Huffington Post)
Trump Administration Supports Student Group and Nonprofit’s Suit Over Berkeley Speakers (Associated Press)
17 Universities Oppose Anti-Smoking Group With Tobacco Ties (Associated Press)
Behind the Scenes at Charities
Why Inbox Inundation May Be the Best Fundraising Tactic for Nonprofits (Fast Company)
More Than a Bike Ride: How Doug Ulman’s ‘Why’ Is Shaping Pelotonia (Forbes)
Big Gifts
Philanthropist Ernest Rady Makes $20 Million Commitment to Jewish Family Service (Times of San Diego)
$15 Million Pledge to Stabilize Troubled Delaware Art Museum (Associated Press)
International News
Save the Children Leader Vows Charity Will Stay in Afghanistan After Deadly Attack (Reuters)
China’s Development Push in Poor Countries Worries Nonprofits Working on Human Rights, the Environment, Other Causes (Reuters)
Museum News
The White House Asked to Borrow a Van Gogh. The Guggenheim Offered a Gold Toilet Instead. (Washington Post)
The Troubling Origins of the Skeletons in a New York Museum (New Yorker)
Dr. Seuss Museum Replaces a Mural That Some Saw as Racist (Associated Press)
Opinion
The U.S. Can No Longer Hide From Its Deep Poverty Problem (New York Times)
Britain’s Handsy Old Boys’ Club (New York Times)
Plus: The Presidents Club: Are Charities Allowed to Return Money? (BBC)
