N.J. Towns Line Up to Challenge Hospitals’ Tax Exemptions
A dozen municipalities across New Jersey are seeking to collect taxes from nonprofit hospitals in the wake of a court ruling last year that resulted in one town securing a $15.5 million tax payment, NJ Advance Media reports.
Aid Charities Say Anti-Terror Laws Hampering Help to Syria
Western countries’ counterterrorism laws, particularly those aimed at interrupting financial flows to jihadist groups, are making it harder for charities to deliver food, medicine, and other vital supplies in militant-held parts of Syria, according to the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
In an Election Year, the Y Campaigns for Attention
The charity throws a tiny hat in the ring in hopes of diverting some donations to its cause.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Independent Sector CEO Praised as Data Savvy and Collaborative
A one-time Catholic research fellow, Dan Cardinali represents a pivot in leadership for Independent Sector.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Smaller Charity Walks and Runs Report Gains; Big Events See Declines
“Peer-to-peer fundraising,” in which supporters solicit donations from friends, family, and colleagues, shows very different revenue trends depending on a campaign’s size.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Other awards include a total of nearly $11.5 million from the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation to eight organizations working to make lung- and skin-cancer screening programs, care, and patient support more accessible to underserved populations.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
N.Y. Charities Find Government Contracts Don’t Cover Costs
With the collapse last year of a large and mostly taxpayer-funded New York City charity, other area nonprofits are growing wary of the financial squeeze that can come with relying primarily on government human-services contracts, The Wall Street Journal reports.
U. of Buffalo Faculty Question Campus Foundation’s Spending
The University of Buffalo Foundation plows nearly 40 percent of its spending into salaries for its own staff and university employees, compared to about 7 percent for student scholarships, The Buffalo News reports, citing an analysis by a campus faculty organization.
John Grisham Teams With Medical Nonprofit on Giveaway Book
The novelist is giving away his latest book, a slim volume that aims to raise awareness of a new cancer treatment, on behalf of a charity that advocates wider use of the procedure, The Washington Post writes.
Big Data Is Next Priority for Veteran Conservationist’s New Charity
Steve McCormick, who headed the Nature Conservancy and the Moore Foundation, this week announced the formation of his next venture, called the Earth Genome.
By MARC GUNTHER
Contributor