Minn. Regulator Takes Aim at National Car-Donation Charity
State Attorney General Lori Swanson issued a report Wednesday alleging misleading practices by a national nonprofit that solicits vehicle donations on behalf of Make-a-Wish but keeps four-fifths of the revenue, the Star Tribune writes. The head of the state’s Make-a-Wish chapter endorsed the inquiry.
How Charities Can Gain the Public’s Confidence
Helping people understand how charities operate is a start, and better regulation can increase transparency, says one expert. Also, see our exclusive poll results, available to Chronicle subscribers.
By Tony Martignetti
Contributor
Report Proposes Charity-Care Credits for Nonprofit Hospitals
A new study suggests nonprofit hospitals implement a system of credits and trade to correct a geographic mismatch in supply and demand for uncompensated treatment, The Atlantic writes.
N.Y. State Shutters Pet Hospice Supported by Celebrities
State officials have closed a rural shelter for ill and injured dogs and cats, accusing its owner of multimillion-dollar mismanagement, reports the Associated Press. The group had won televised kudos from Oprah Winfrey.
Global Body Ready to Investigate Charity Hospital Bombing
The International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission has offered to examine the U.S. airstrike that killed 22 people at a Doctors Without Borders facility in Afghanistan earlier this month but is awaiting for a green light from the American and Afghan governments, Reuters reports.
$25-Million Emory U. Gift Bolsters ‘Patient-Centered’ Care
The five-year grant from the James M. Cox Foundation to the Atlanta university’s medical school aims to improve “patient-centered” treatment, an emerging health-care trend focused on better coordination among physicians, hospitals, and insurers, reports The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy Winners Receive Awards
Irwin and Joan Jacobs, prominent San Diego donors, are among the winners. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, Atlantic Philanthropies founder Charles Feeney, and Huntsman Cancer Institute founder Jon Huntsman Sr., among others, also won.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Planned Parenthood to Forgo Reimbursement for Fetal Tissue
The women’s-health nonprofit, under fire from conservatives over finances regarding its provision of fetal tissue for medical research, said Tuesday it would no longer accept repayment for its costs in doing so, The New York Times reports.
Minority Arts Groups Face ‘Chronic Financial Difficulties,’ Study Finds
Latino and African-American museums and performance troupes struggle to draw philanthropic support compared to other cultural institutions, creating “chronic financial difficulties” that sharply limit what they are able produce, according to a new report cited by the Los Angeles Times.
Patent Case Against Apple Could Award University Foundation $860 Million
A federal jury on Tuesday found that the Silicon Valley giant violated a 1998 patent owned by a nonprofit arm of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Reuters reports.