Illegal Immigrants in N.J. Sue Salvation Army
Six illegal immigrants have sued the Salvation Army and two former officials of one of its New Jersey affiliates, charging that they were falsely promised help in gaining U.S. citizenship, reports the Associated Press. The Rev. Enoc Tito Sotelo told members of his Plainfield Salvation Army church,…
Supreme Court Turns Down Telemarketing Case
The U.S. Supreme Court last week decided not to review a case in which two charities charged that the Federal Trade Commission had infringed on their free-speech rights, reports the Associated Press. The National Federation of the Blind and Special Olympics Maryland said that the commission had…
Columbia U. Plans $4-Billion Campaign
Columbia University plans this fall to announce an effort to raise $4-billion over seven years, the most-ambitious capital campaign goal ever attempted by a nonprofit organization, reports The New York Times. The fund-raising campaign, which is now in its “quiet phase,” comes 14 years after…
New Yorkers Pass Up 9/11 Donation
The World Trade Center Memorial raised just $150,085 from New York State taxpayers who were offered a chance to support the memorial through a checkoff box on their tax returns, reports the New York Daily News. New York residents can contribute to up to seven charities by filling out a checkoff box…
Judge Strikes Down Federal Pledge Rule
Federal judge says government can’t force charities to sign pledge
House Approves Increase in Cultural Spending
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted to allot an extra $5-million each to the budgets for the National Endowments for the Arts and for the Humanities, reports The Chronicle of Higher Education. The arts endowment would receive $129-million, while the humanities endowment would receive…
NAACP Releases Documents in IRS Audit
Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., governor of Maryland, urged the Internal Revenue Service to investigate the NAACP to determine whether it had broken federal rules that prohibit charities from engaging in partisan politics, reports The Sun, in Baltimore. Mr. Ehrlich made the request when he was a member of…
President Clinton to Write Book on Volunteerism
President Clinton signs deal to write community-service book