India Freezes Greenpeace Funds Over Foreign Donations
Amid a larger crackdown on activist groups that have campaigned against major industrial projects, the government temporarily suspended Greenpeace India’s registration Thursday, saying the environmental organization has underreported foreign contributions and used them without official approval, The Washington Post and Reuters report.
Community Funds Push for New Payday-Lending Rules
The group has asked the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to impose limits to curb predatory lending.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
Critics Question IRS Shortcut for Small Nonprofit Applicants
The Internal Revenue Service’s recently introduced 1023-EZ short form for organizations applying for tax-exempt status is coming in for heavy criticism, including from large nonprofit umbrella groups, charity regulators, and tax lawyers who contend it opens the door to fraud, The New York Times writes.
L.A. Move to Hike Minimum Wage Raises Fears for Nonprofits
A proposal that could raise the city’s minimum wage by up to 69 percent is sparking concerns among social-service charities that it would price them out of labor market unless they get a boost in government funding, the Los Angeles Times writes.
Suit Claims AIDS Charity Bilked $20 Million in Federal Funds
Three former managers with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation have filed a federal whistle-blower complaint alleging the organization, one of the nation’s biggest providers of HIV and AIDS care, engaged in a $20 million scam to boost Medicare and Medicaid payments, the Associated Press reports.
Study Finds Philanthropy Strong Among Low-Income Chicagoans
A new report commissioned by the Chicago Community Trust shows giving in the region area exceeds the national average and is strongest among lower-income residents, the trust’s president and CEO writes in a column for Crain’s Chicago Business.
N.Y. State Sues Charity Boards Over Brooklyn Evictions
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced Wednesday that the state is suing trustees of two Brooklyn charities, alleging that they removed homeless and low-income residents from buildings they owned in order to sell the properties, the New York Post reports.
Bloomberg Adds $30 Million to Sierra Club Anti-Coal Campaign
Bloomberg Philanthropies’ second major gift in four years to the Sierra Club’s “Beyond Coal” campaign ups the ante in former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s support for reducing U.S. reliance on energy from coal, Reuters reports.
American Cancer Society Names Johnson & Johnson’s Gary Reedy as CEO
The announcement is the culmination of a search lasting more than a year.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Nonprofit News Outlets Remain Dependent on Grant Makers, Study Says
Years after they start, the publications continue to struggle to pay for themselves, according to the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor