New IRS Rules Change Corporate Deductions
By Elizabeth Schwinn The IRS has issued new regulations designed to make it easier for U.S. multinational companies to take deductions for their charitable contributions. The rules took effect as soon as they were issued last week, but the government said it might make changes if it hears…
The following awards have been presented for work in advocacy, fund raising, nonprofit leadership, philanthropy, and other areas. Arts. Americans for the Arts (Washington) has presented its 2004 Selina Roberts Ottum Award, which recognizes exemplary local arts leadership, to Lynn Barnett, executive…
Senate Panel Approves Nonprofit Security Bill
A Senate panel has approved legislation to authorize the federal government to spend up to $100-million a year to improve security at nonprofit-owned buildings that are determined to be at increased risk for a terrorist attack, including churches and synagogues. The bill, the High Risk Nonprofit…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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Muslim Charity Indicted in Federal Court on Charges That It Supported Terrorists
One of the nation’s largest Muslim charities and seven of its top officials were indicted last week in federal court on charges of providing $12.4-million in support during the past nine years to the Islamic Resistance Movement, or Hamas, an alleged terrorist organization. In a 42-count indictment,…
By Brad Wolverton
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Nonprofit Leaders Express Concern About Some Ideas Advanced by Senate Aides
Washington As senators consider new legislation to stamp out legal abuses at charities and foundations, key Senate aides met late last month with about 100 nonprofit officials to solicit their views on possible changes to rules governing the nonprofit field. Many of the comments from nonprofit…
By Brad Wolverton
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A court fight pits a university against two former employeesOn his first day of work, Sinclair E. Hugh grew uneasy about his new job. It was July 1999, and Mr. Hugh, then 59, was changing careers. He had spent the past decade as a human-resources consultant, working with for-profit companies, but…
By Alison Stein Wellner
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Behind a Hospital’s Fund-Raising Success: A Man With a Tame Ego
A DAY IN THE LIFE By Kimberlee Roth Cleveland Most people get irritated when sirens and helicopters whir outside while they are trying to work. But for Bruce Loessin, chief fund raiser at the Cleveland Clinic, beating helicopter blades and wailing ambulances help him focus on raising money at one…
By Kimberlee Roth
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Nonprofit groups are measuring how much their ‘brand’ is worthIn two years, Habitat for Humanity International has more than doubled the amount it raises annually from companies that provide sponsorship fees, building supplies, and proceeds from the sale of products, and run marketing promotions…
By Holly Hall
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Bringing Classic Artworks to Life — and Raising Millions for Charity
A publicity stunt that helped struggling painters attract visitors to an art show during the Great Depression has turned into a popular theatrical performance that has raised more than $4-million for arts causes since 1971. The Pageant of the Masters, which runs through the end of August in Laguna…
Grants for the Humanities Doubled in a Decade
Foundations more than doubled the amount they provided to humanities projects from 1992 to 2002, according to a new report from the Foundation Center, in New York. Foundation support for the humanities increased from $134-million in 1992 to $335-million in 2002. But even that large gain failed to…
By MARTY MICHAELS
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