Points of Light Honors 11-Year-Old Author
Following are the people and organizations that have most recently been named to receive President Bush’s Daily Points of Light Award. The Points of Light Foundation, a Washington charity, assists the president in making the choices and carrying out the award program. More information about the…
$25-Million Committed to Duke U.; Other Gifts
Duke University, in Durham, N.C., has received a pledge of $25-million from Peter and Ginny Nicholas, of Boston, and their family, for professorships and other faculty support. The Nicholases both graduated from Duke in 1964, and their three children also earned degrees from the university. Mr.…
Education Is Top Cause for Grants
Education organizations received the largest share of foundation dollars in 2000, ALSO SEE:Foundation Giving Trends, 2000 capturing a quarter of grant dollars, according to a new report by the Foundation Center. That marked the 12th year in a row that education groups received more grant money than…
By Laura Hruby
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Half of $2-Billion Raised for September 11 Given Away; Other Recovery Updates
Charities collecting money for September 11 recovery efforts have distributed half of the more than ALSO SEE:September 11 Donations: How Much Charities Have Raised and DistributedIRS Handling of September 11 Charities Shows Weaknesses of Approval System, Critics SaySeptember 11 Charities Face…
By Ian Wilhelm
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September 11 Charities Face Challenges Beyond the Ordinary
Six months after the devastating terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, ALSO SEE:IRS Handling of September 11 Charities Shows Weaknesses of Approval System, Critics SayHalf of $2-Billion Raised for September 11 Given Away; Other Recovery UpdatesA Sampling of Charities Given…
By DOMENICA MARCHETTI
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IRS Handling of September 11 Charities Shows Weaknesses of Approval System, Critics Say
Less than two weeks after the September 11 terrorist attacks, the Internal Revenue Service ALSO SEE:September 11 Charities Face Challenges Beyond the OrdinaryHalf of $2-Billion Raised for September 11 Given Away; Other Recovery UpdatesA Sampling of Charities Given IRS ‘Fast Track’ Status granted…
By Harvy Lipman
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A Sampling of Charities Given IRS ‘Fast Track’ Status
The Internal Revenue Service gave more than 250 groups expedited approval for tax-exempt status ALSO SEE:IRS Handling of September 11 Charities Shows Weaknesses of Approval System, Critics SaySeptember 11 Charities Face Challenges Beyond the OrdinaryHalf of $2-Billion Raised for September 11 Given…
Terror’s Legacy: 250 Charities
In the days and weeks after the September 11 terrorist attacks, more than 250 new charities came on the scene, approved by the Internal Revenue Service through a special process intended to bring speedy aid to victims, survivors, and others affected by the disaster. Now, six months after the…
Improving the Roof of the World
Photograph by Kathy WoodTwenty-three years ago, Richard C. Blum, an investment banker in San Francisco, visited Nepal to climb mountains near Mount Everest. After becoming smitten with the place and its people, he started the American Himalayan Foundation, which supports the construction of…
$30-Million Pledged to Princeton U.; Other Gifts
The president of eBay and her family have committed $30-million to Princeton University to help build a new residential college. Meg Whitman received a bachelor’s degree in economics from the university in 1977, and she is a member of its Board of Trustees. Her husband, Griffith R. Harsh IV, is a…
Controversy Over Donor’s Role Causes Smithsonian to Lose $36.5-Million
The Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation, in McLean, Va., has canceled the bulk of its $38-million pledge to the Smithsonian Institution, touching off a debate in the nonprofit world about how much control major donors should have over their gifts. The Reynolds gift, the third largest in Smithsonian…
By nicole lewis
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Family funds urged to do more to influence public policiesNew Orleans Projected cuts in federal and state budgets over the next decade are reshaping the landscape for nonprofit organizations and point to the need for a reexamination of how the country’s social services are financed, grant makers…
By Stephen G. Greene
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Photograph by Joseph SorrentinoNonprofit food banks and soup kitchens are facing staggering demands to feed hungry people as the country’s economy continues to slip. Nearly 9 out of 10 organizations that responded to a recent survey conducted by America’s Second Harvest, a network that distributes…
Allegheny Lutheran Social Ministries (Hollidaysburg, Pa.): Appointed Barbara R. Taylor, division director for the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation (Duncansville, Pa.), to be director of development. American Refugee Committee (Minneapolis): Appointed Hugh Q. Parmer, former assistant…