Met Opera Chief Says Lockout Imminent Without New Labor Deal
General Manager Peter Gelb warned Metropolitan Opera musicians, singers, stagehands, and other workers in a letter Wednesday to prepare for a lockout by management if they do not agree on a new contract by the end of the month, writes The New York Times.
$2-Million Fund to Aid Defunct Nonprofits’ Immigrant Victims
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s office has established a $2.2-million fund for immigrants seeking restitution from nonprofit groups that collected payments with false promises of securing legal status for clients, the New York Daily News and Reuters report.
N.Y. Rabbi to Pay $522,000 for Fake Charity Solicitations
A Brooklyn rabbi and his wife accused of collecting donations for a network of phony charities to assist needy Israelis will pay restitution of more than half a million dollars under an agreement with New York State’s attorney general, The Jewish Daily Forward writes.
Ex-N.Y. Charity Leader Jailed for Role in $9-Million Fraud
William E. Rapfogel, a longtime leader in New York’s nonprofit and Jewish communities, was sentenced Wednesday to serve 40 months to 10 years in prison for stealing millions of dollars from the social-service charity he led for two decades, The New York Times reports.
Foundation Investments See Double-Digit Growth for a 2nd Year in a Row
A study of 153 grant makers also found that 56 percent increased giving.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
$650-Million Mental-Health Gift Targets Neglected Area
Fundraisers hope the donation from billionaire businessman Ted Stanley will inspire others to consider giving to this much-neglected cause.
By Caroline Bermudez
Contributor
Faith Groups to Get New Workaround on Contraceptive Mandate
The White House is crafting a new accommodation for religious nonprofits claiming an objection to providing employees with insurance coverage for birth control or filling out a form designating another party to do so, The Washington Post reports.
Koch Gift Creates Quandary for Historically Black Colleges
Financially struggling black colleges face a hazardous choice over taking grants from Charles and David Koch’s $25-million donation to the United Negro College Fund, one that pits student needs against liberal and civil-rights groups’ view that the billionaire industrialists’ political actions hurt African-Americans, the Associated Press writes.
N.Y. African-Art Museum Scaled Back as Fundraising Falters
After repeatedly postponing completion of a new home facing Central Park, the Museum for African Art has slashed the project’s budget and downsized ambitious design plans amid stagnant fundraising, The New York Times writes.
Canada Auditing Literary Charity That Criticized Government
PEN Canada, an association of writers that works to defend freedom of expression, is being investigated by the country’s tax agency as part of the national government’s stepped-up oversight of nonprofits’ political activities, the Press Association reports.