Vice Presidential Contender Kaine Pushed for Cap on Tax Deductions
The Virginia senator Hillary Clinton chose as her running mate has pushed limits on all deductions, including those for charity and for high-income earners, and promoted conservation tax credits for donors.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Simpler System Will Let Charities Register in Multiple States at Once
The Single Portal Initiative is designed to reduce burdens placed on nonprofits to comply with a patchwork of state charity-registration laws.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Gifts Roundup: Art Dealer Gives UCLA $20 Million to Expand Studios
Other notable donations include $4 million to the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History and $2.7 million to the Kansas City Symphony.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
U. of Michigan Board Chair Pulls Donation in Naming Flap
Mark Bernstein and his wife, Rachel Bendit, withdrew their $3 million pledge because naming a new structure to house the university’s multicultural center after them could have eliminated the only building name on campus that honors an African-American, according to the Detroit Free Press.
Detroit Museum Launches Push to Acquire African-American Art
The Detroit Institute of Arts kicked off a three-year, multimillion-dollar program to acquire and spotlight works by black artists, reflecting the new director’s focus on diversifying the museum’s offerings, writes the Detroit Free Press.
Elton John’s $10 Million LGBT Fund Makes 1st Grants
Groups taking on AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean are the inaugural beneficiaries of a $10 million fund established last year by the singer and activist to fight discrimination and violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, the Thomson Reuters Foundation reports.
Seeking NFL Return, Ray Rice Pledges His Full Pay to Anti-Violence Work
The former star running back, who has been out of the NFL since video surfaced two years ago of him beating his then-fiancée, tells USA Today he will donate his entire salary to domestic-violence charities if given a chance to play again.
Jacki Zehner of donor network Women Moving Millions discusses how she defines and helps develop female leadership in the philanthropic world.
By Maria Di Mento and Nidhi Singh
MacArthur ‘Genius’ Award Winner to Head Akonadi Fund; Hyams Foundation Hires New Leader
Plus, the Dallas Museum of Art has a new director and LIFT hires a chief development officer.
By anais.strickland
Contributor
Correction: Funding for Nonprofit’s Google ‘Transparency’ Campaign
An official with the Campaign for Accountability, which has issued highly critical reports on Google’s ties to federal agencies and influence on internet-privacy policy, told SiliconBeat that the campaign is not a project of a fund that has received significant financial support from the Gates and Hewlett foundations, as the tech-news site had previously reported.