Faith Schools Fear for Tax Status if Court OKs Gay Marriage
Worries are growing among conservative religious-education institutions that a Supreme Court ruling in favor of marriage equality could force them to accommodate gay couples or lose their tax exemptions, writes The New York Times.
United Way Aims to Put Trafficking on the 2016 Agenda
United Way Worldwide has launched a center to campaign against modern-day slavery and raise the issue’s profile on the presidential campaign trail, Thomson Reuters Foundation reports.
Del. Lawmakers Cut Nonprofit Funds to Balance Budget
The state General Assembly’s budget panel finished work Wednesday on a $3.9-billion spending plan that achieves balance in part by slicing grant money for nonprofit and community groups by 5 percent, reports the Associated Press.
N.M. Charity Under Investigation Claims Abuse by Regulator
United South Broadway Corp., a foreclosure-prevention nonprofit whose spending New Mexico wants to audit, filed a lawsuit alleging that an assistant state attorney general bullied its staff and harassed a female employee, the Santa Fe New Mexican writes.
$300 Million Movie Museum Gets Green Light from L.A. Council
The City Council voted 13-0 Wednesday to give final approval to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ plan to build a downtown museum devoted to the history of film, clearing the way for construction to start this summer, reports the Los Angeles Times.
Cancer Institute Meets Phil Knight’s $500-Million Challenge-Grant Goal
The two-year fundraising blitz brought in a $100-million individual gift, $200 million in state funds, and money from more than 10,000 donors from every state and five countries.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Colleges Are on a Building Spree as Endowment Gains Pick Up
Major universities are embarking on multibillion-dollar expansions on the back of positive financial trends and sharpening competition for top faculty and students, according to The Wall Street Journal.
$50 Million Gift for Cornell Biomedical Work and $25 Million for NYU Langone
The donation to Cornell University will build its department of biomedical engineering into a full-fledged school, Capital New York writes, and the contribution to NYU Langone Medical Center is for Parkinson’s research, the news site also reports.
L.A. Advances Minimum-Wage Exemption for Job-Training Groups
A Los Angeles City Council committee approved a proposal Tuesday to temporarily shield nonprofits that help hard-to-employ residents get into the work force from an upcoming minimum-wage increase, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Jewish Charity Putting Big Estate Gift Into Israel Advocacy
The Jewish National Fund has announced plans to create a $100-million center for Israel-related advocacy and education, using a major 2013 bequest from the California home builder and Holocaust survivor John Boruchin, reports the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.