Charities Win Right to Participate in Government’s Charity Drive
Six charities that raise money through the Combined Federal Campaign — the annual charity drive for federal workers — have won the right to participate in this year’s effort after the government initially denied them admission. The charities had been rejected because federal officials said that the…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
Contributor
Congress passes tax breaks for donors, fights abusesCongress has passed legislation that contains a ALSO SEE: Chart: Changes for Charities and Donors in New Legislation series of provisions designed to stimulate charitable giving and cut down on abuses of charity tax laws by donors and nonprofit…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
Contributor
Stanford’s Business School Wins $105-Million Gift
By Maria Di MentoPhilip H. Knight, a co-founder and the chairman of the Nike sportswear company, plans to give $105-million to the Stanford University Graduate School of Business for a new $275-million campus that will be called the Knight Management Center. The bulk of Mr. Knight’s donation —…
$15-Million Donated to Lawrence U. for New Campus Center; Other Gifts
By Maria Di MentoFour institutions have received big gifts: Lawrence University, in Appleton, Wis., has received $15- million from an anonymous donor for a new campus center. The 100,000-square-foot building will replace a 55-year-old facility that the university says it has outgrown. The new…
How The Chronicle Compiled Its Annual Survey of Corporate Giving
The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual survey on corporate giving is based on information provided ALSO SEE:Statistical Data: Charitable Giving at Major CorporationsArticle: A Surge in Corporate GivingArticle: Company Gives Money to Charities Where Employees VolunteerArticle: Wal-Mart Makes…
By Noelle Barton
Contributor
$37-Billion in Noncash Gifts Donated by Americans
By Harvy LipmanAmericans reported giving $36.9-billion in noncash donations to charity on their federal tax ALSO SEE:Statistical Data: Charitable Giving at Major CorporationsArticle: A Surge in Corporate GivingArticle: Company Gives Money to Charities Where Employees VolunteerArticle: Wal-Mart…
By Harvy Lipman
Contributor
Wal-Mart Makes Disaster Relief a Central Part of Its Operations
When Wal-Mart executives first learned of a storm about to strike the Gulf Coast in late August, ALSO SEE:Statistical Data: Charitable Giving at Major CorporationsArticle: A Surge in Corporate GivingArticle: Company Gives Money to Charities Where Employees VolunteerArticle: $37-Billion in Noncash…
By CANDIE JONES
Contributor
Company Gives Money to Charities Where Employees Volunteer
For the last two years, Janice Laing, a part-time information analyst at Nationwide Mutual ALSO SEE:Statistical Data: Charitable Giving at Major CorporationsArticle: A Surge in Corporate GivingArticle: Wal-Mart Makes Disaster Relief a Central Part of Its OperationsArticle: $37-Billion in Noncash…
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Disaster relief and big profits account for 10% rise By Ian WilhelmHistoric disasters and a growing economy prompted the nation’s largest corporations to increase their ALSO SEE: Statistical Data: Charitable Giving at Major Corporations Table: Companies That Have Donated at Least $1-Million to…
By Ian Wilhelm
Contributor
Documenting Katrina’s Injustices
Black groups hope to use victims’ tales of loss to rebuild a more equitable New Orleans The Rev. Susan K. Smith has been immersed in Hurricane Katrina stories for the last two months — and it is beginning to take an emotional toll. “I can hardly sleep,” said Ms. Smith, senior pastor of Advent…
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor