Wealthy Foundations Gave Record Amount in 1998, Study Finds
Foundation Giving Trends: Update on Funding Priorities, 2000 Edition
By C. Quinn Hanchette
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Congressional Panel Urges Greater Disclosure of Non-Profit Data by IRS
A key Congressional committee is recommending that the Internal Revenue Service be allowed to greatly expand the amount of financial and other information it releases to the public about the country’s 1.3 million non-profit organizations. Increased disclosure of such information would “improve the…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
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President Urges Congress to Pass Philanthropy Tax Plan
As Congress begins to consider next year’s federal budget, President Clinton is urging the House and Senate to pass three tax proposals that are aimed at promoting philanthropy. The plan, which would cost the federal government $14-billion over 10 years to carry out, is the result of discussions at…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
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Write-Offs: A New Job for IRS Charity Chief; Ruling on Tax Deductions
* Marc Owens, who is retiring from the Internal Revenue Service after a decade as director of its Exempt Organizations Division, says he will soon “have a very different relationship” with the tax agency. Later this month, Mr. Owens will join the Washington law firm of Caplin & Drysdale, where he…
By Jennifer Moore
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Key Charity Tax Break Attacked by Sen. McCain
The tax deductibility of gifts of stock, art, or other items that have risen in value has become an issue in the Republican race for the presidential nomination. Sen. John McCain, the Arizona Republican who is seeking the GOP presidential nomination, is promoting a plan to eliminate a key tax…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
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Charity’s Web Site Offers Help With Letters to Editor
The California League of Conservation Voters is using its Web site to help visitors write letters to the editor. Ecovote Online, the Oakland, Calif., organization’s Web site, features information about the league’s campaign to promote Proposition 12, a state bond measure that would provide…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Intel to Train Teachers in Computer Technology
The Intel Corporation has started an ambitious program to train 400,000 teachers in 20 countries in the use of computer technology and teach them how to make it part of their classroom lessons. Over the next three years, the Santa Clara, Calif., company, which produces computer chips and other…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Contest’s Top Prize: Non-Profit Internships
Most Internet sweepstakes lure contestants with the promise of big checks, cars, and glamorous vacations, but Yahoo is sponsoring a contest where the prize is an internship at a non-profit organization. Entrants in the Yahoo Web Corps Internship Opportunity Contest will be competing for 10 summer…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
White House Asks Congress to Close ‘Digital Divide’
President Clinton is asking Congress to provide nearly $2.4-billion to help poor people and members of minority groups gain access to technology. Mr. Clinton is proposing that the government pass tax incentives worth $2-billion to encourage companies to donate computers to schools, libraries, and…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Dozens of Organizations Fight State Laws That Allow Suits Against Food Activists
Laws enacted in more than a dozen states now make it much easier for farmers or ranchers ALSO SEE:Legal Tactic Chills Debate, Activists Say to sue people or organizations who challenge their products’ safety. But some three dozen organizations have joined forces to oppose “food-disparagement”…
By Stephen G. Greene
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