Obama Foundation Shortlists Seven Firms for Library Design
Architects from New York, Chicago, and Europe were named as finalists for the sought-after commission of designing Barack Obama’s $500 million presidential library and museum, the Chicago Tribune reports.
Charity That Decorates Military Graves Relies on Founders’ Firm
Wreaths Across America, a nonprofit that each holiday season places millions of dollars’ worth of decorations at Arlington National Cemetery and other burial sites, relies exclusively for supplies on a company owned by its founders, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Grant Foundation Shifts Childhood Research Focus to Practical Applications
Areas of attention at the William T. Grant Foundation will include foster care, the use of vaccines, and the allocation of money for schools.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Congress Extends Some Charitable Tax Provisions Permanently
The move is a victory for nonprofits, which have complained of having to fight repeatedly on Capitol Hill to renew expiring tax breaks that benefit charities.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Nonprofits Battle Governors Over Resettling Syrians
The debate over relocating Syrian refugees in the United States is fueling a fight between charities that provide large-scale assistance for migrants and governors who want to stop such resettlement in their states, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Hedge-Fund Mogul Works to Make Companies More ‘Just’
The New York Times looks at finance billionaire Paul Tudor Jones’s nonprofit Just Capital, which aims to reduce income inequality and address other social problems by ranking big corporations on social responsibility.
Drug Executive’s Arrest Casts Shadow on Gift to School
Martin Shkreli’s arrest last week on securities-fraud charges rekindled debate at a prestigious Manhattan prep school over whether to keep a $1 million donation from the former pharmaceuticals executive, writes The New York Times.
Florida State U. Gets $100 Million for Entrepreneurship School
The university will use the 20-year gift from South Florida-based Jim Moran Foundation to establish a school of entrepreneurship, the Miami Herald reports.
N.J. Judge Orders ‘Gay Conversion’ Charity to Shut Down
Six months after being found liable for consumer fraud, a Jersey City nonprofit that provided therapy it said would eliminate same-sex attraction has been ordered to close, writes the Associated Press.
Court Finds Wash. Hospital Violated Charity Care Law
A Yakima County, Wash., judge ruled that a regional medical center breached state law by demanding payment from indigent patients before providing treatment, the Yakima Herald reports.