Ex-Pa. Sportscaster Gets Prison in $340,000 Charity Scam
Philadelphia TV news veteran Don Tollefson was sentenced Wednesday to two to four years in state prison for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from some 200 fans who believed they were buying sports travel packages from him to benefit local charities, Reuters and The Philadelphia Inquirer write.
Nonprofit Tax-Exemption Approvals Double, Thanks to Simplified Form
The new 1023-EZ made it possible for the Internal Revenue Service to approve nearly 95,000 applications from organizations seeking 501(c)(3) designations last year.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
S.C. Investigates School-Choice Nonprofit Over Grantees
The state’s tax agency is investigating claims that Palmetto Kids Scholarship Program, an organization that awards tuition grants for special-needs children, has offered financial aid to parents in exchange for donations, according to Columbia, S.C., daily The State.
Cooper Union Faces N.Y. Inquiry After Introducing Tuition
State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is looking into how the venerable Manhattan private college Cooper Union ran into the financial trouble that led it to begin charging undergraduate tuition for the first time in its 150-year history, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Obituary: Eva Burrows, Influential Leader of Salvation Army
General Burrows, a former Salvation Army commander who revamped the global Christian charity’s management and finances and oversaw its return to the former Communist bloc, died at age 85 Friday at her home in Melbourne, Australia, reports The New York Times.
N.Y. Dance Troupe Launched by Walmart Heiress to Close
Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, an avant-garde dance group founded and shepherded by a niece of Walmart founder Sam Walton, announced plans last week to shut down, the New York Observer and The New York Times report.
Shipyard Executive Gives $20 Million to National WWII Museum
Half of the gift from businessman Donald “Boysie” Bollinger and his wife, Joy, will support construction of a triangular steel-and-fiberglass canopy to be erected over the multi-building museum campus in New Orleans, writes The Times-Picayune.
Personal Toll of Dyslexia, Alzheimer’s Spurs $50-Million Gift to USC
Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute will be named for Silicon Valley venture capitalist Mark Stevens and his wife, Mary.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Livestrong Taps Former Komen Executive as New CEO
Chandini Portteus moves from one financially troubled nonprofit to another, taking the helm of the onetime juggernaut created by now-disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Study Finds Men Focus Charitable Efforts on Children
The research by Good Scout also points to important differences for fundraisers in how women and men use social media.
By Holly Hall
Contributor