Clinton’s Philanthropy: What He Has Done
A list of the president’s past support for AIDS organizations, community service, disaster relief and more.
By GRANT WILLIAMS
Contributor
Photograph by Denise HughesNext month, nonprofit leaders and government officials from around the world will gather in New York to exchange ideas about so-called microcredit programs, which provide small loans and other financial services to help poor people, mostly women, start businesses or…
IRS Releases Study on Charitable Trusts
The Internal Revenue Service says it received 99,869 informational tax returns in 1999 from charitable remainder trusts, a popular form of planned gift. That’s an increase of 14,809 over 1998, the first year the IRS published a study of the trusts. Of the total returns in 1999, 21,630 were filed by…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
Contributor
Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum (Chicago): Appointed Charles L. Katzenmeyer, associate director ALSO SEE:Annenberg’s Bequest Tops $1-BillionBelt-Tightening at Two Foundations Puts the Squeeze on Charities for development and public affairs at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of…
What Drives Nonprofit Employees
Reasons for Taking Their Jobs Note: Respondents were asked to choose which of two motivations was more important. Nonprofit organizations For-profit organizations Federal government Job security 34% 71% 65% Helping the public 60% 20% 32% Don’t know/refused to answer 6% 9% 3% Salary and benefits 34%…
Interest Rates for Planned Gifts
From the issue dated October 17, 2002 Following are the interest rates, provided by the Internal Revenue Service, for computing charitable deductions for charitable remainder trusts, gift annuities, charitable lead trusts, and some other deferred gifts. October 2002 4.2% September 4.6% August 5.2%…
Status and recent results of drives for endowments, capital improvements, and other needs Started or announced To conclude Goal Amount raised Purpose Dominican U. (Ill.) Oct. 2000 June 2002 $25,000,000 $32,261,229 For endowment, facilities, operating support, and programs Knox College (Ill.) Oct.…
What the Certified Fund-Raising Executive Credential Means — and What It Doesn’t
As an associate director of development at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Jennifer Covington helps attract big gifts to the Houston hospital. Her six-year career has also included fund-raising jobs at two other Texas medical institutions. She looks forward to a long career…
By David Whelan
Contributor
A Sampling of Questions From the Certified Fund-Raising Executive Test
TOOLS AND TRAINING ALSO SEE:What the Certified Fund-Raising Executive Credential Means -- and What It Doesn’t