President’s campaign gives American Heart Association $6,000 raised by indicted lobbyist
More private investment firms are making small loans to entrepreneurs in developing countries in the philanthropic field of microfinance, reports The Wall Street Journal. Once an area considered to be mostly the domain of government and nonprofit organizations, some investing firms, including…
More private investment firms are making small loans to entrepreneurs in developing countries in the philanthropic field of microfinance, reports The Wall Street Journal. Once an area considered to be mostly the domain of government and nonprofit organizations, some investing firms, including…
Hugh Hawkins, the winner of the largest lottery ever paid out in Iowa, said he and his wife plan to use some of their winnings to establish a foundation to make grants that will support start-up nonprofit organizations, reports the Associated Press. Mr. Hawkins’s personal debts led him to file for…
The Massachusetts legislature is considering a bill to eliminate charitable-immunity protections that limit payment liabilities for the Catholic church and other nonprofit organizations found guilty in sexual-abuse cases involving minors, reports The Boston Globe. Currently, civil cases involving…
A church in Miami visited by Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry during his campaign has been cleared of political activity that could have jeopardized its tax-exempt status, reports The Miami Herald. According to the lawyer for the Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, the Internal…
Animal-welfare workers in Mississippi are overwhelmed by the number of puppies roaming the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina, reports the Associated Press. The Humane Society of South Mississippi, built for 75 animals, now houses about 250 cats and dogs, including about 50 puppies. In November,…