Tax Court Upholds Denial of Charity Status to Group
By GRANT WILLIAMSThe U.S. Tax Court has ruled that the I.R.S. was right to refuse to grant charity status to a Mississippi organization, the Nationalist Foundation, that was formed to become, in the court’s words, the legal and educational arm of “rightist and pro-majority Americans.” The…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
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IRS Asks for Comment on Internet Issues
By GRANT WILLIAMSThe Internal Revenue Service says that it is “considering the necessity” of putting out guidance that would clarify how the tax code should be applied to the use of the Internet by charities and other nonprofit organizations. In an announcement, the I.R.S. asked for comment on the…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
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The following awards have been presented for leadership in managing nonprofit organizations, volunteerism, and scholarship in the field of philanthropy: Environment. The Trust for Public Land (San Francisco) has presented its Ferguson Award for outstanding volunteer leadership to Chris Sawyer, a…
Survey Looks at Salaries at Smaller N.Y. Charities
By ELIZABETH SCHWINNExecutive directors at small to medium-size nonprofit groups in New York City earned an average of $62,388 last year, according to a new survey. The survey of 50 organizations, most with budgets of less than $5-million, was commissioned by Community Resource Exchange, a New York…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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‘Business 2.0′: Marketing Deals
By MEG SOMMERFELDDot-com companies have embraced marketing deals with charities as eagerly as their “bricks and mortar” counterparts, raising money for good causes while simultaneously promoting their own products and services, reports Business 2.0 (October 24). “In an attempt to differentiate…
By Meg Sommerfeld
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‘Bloomberg’: Rise of Advised Funds
By STEPHEN G. GREENEDonor-advised funds -- sometimes called “the poor man’s foundation” -- have been growing quickly and have a secure future, according to Bloomberg Personal Finance (November). Such funds -- which give donors flexibility in timing when they make a donation and when a charity…
By Stephen G. Greene
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‘Forbes’: Tycoons With Foundations
By STEPHEN G. GREENEAbout three-quarters of the very wealthiest Americans have their own private foundations, says Forbes magazine (October 30). Such funds bestow several benefits on their creators, it says. Donors and their families retain large measures of control over their charitable gifts.…
By Stephen G. Greene
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Survey Tracks Spending Growth by N.Y. Charities in the 1990’s
By ELIZABETH SCHWINNSpending by nonprofit groups in New York grew by a third from 1990 to 1998, according to an analysis of Internal Revenue Service data by the New York City Nonprofits Project. Total spending by the city´s charitable groups rose to nearly $54-billion in 1998, up 34 percent from…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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Report on Successful Youth Crime-Prevention Programs
Less Hype, More Help: Reducing Juvenile Crime, What Works--and What Doesn’t, by Richard A. Mendel, presents the results of a nine-month study of programs across the nation that have been successful in reducing and preventing juvenile crime. The study’s findings suggest that youth crime and violence…
By Gwen A. Williamson
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Creating a Women’s Giving Circle: A Handbook, by Sondra Shaw-Hardy, is designed to help community-based organizations and institutions create groups of women who “pool their charitable gifts to fund projects that improve the quality of life in their communities.” Giving circles, Ms. Shaw-Hardy…
By Gwen A. Williamson
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