A.A.C.S.B. -- International Association for Management Education (St. Louis): Appointed Leslie Bradley, associate director of undergraduate admissions at Washington U. (St. Louis), to be director of corporate relations. American Farmland Trust (Washington): Appointed Helen Pelzman, media and…
The following awards have been presented for work in philanthropy, fund raising, volunteerism, and non-profit management: Children. The National Association of Child Advocates (Washington) has presented the following 1997 Child Advocates Awards: -- The Florette Angel Memorial Award, which went to…
Museum’s Use of Company Called Improper by Court
The U.S. Tax Court has ruled that a Denver museum’s use of a maintenance-services company owned largely by a museum manager was improper. The Museum of Outdoor Arts was created as a private foundation by John W. Madden, Jr., and others, and set up at an office complex. Most of the artwork of the…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
Contributor
House Proposal Drops Idea for Special Funds for IRS
A proposal moving through Congress to revamp the Internal Revenue Service does not include a recommendation to earmark special funds for charity regulators that had been recommended by a high-profile commission. A never-used provision of federal law allows I.R.S. regulators of charities and pension…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
Contributor
Federal Property Available for Housing
Federal buildings and land that are not being used by the government can now be converted into permanent housing for poor people because of a law signed by President Clinton this month. Providers of low-cost housing will be able to buy or lease the property at a discount of at least 75 per cent.…
Congress Increases AmeriCorps’ Budget
Congress has approved a $25-million increase in federal funds for the AmeriCorps national-service program for the new fiscal year, which started October 1. That was welcome news to a program that faced the threat of a $200-million cut under the House of Representatives’ original proposal. The deal…
Organizations Coordinating the International Campaign to Ban Land Mines
The International Campaign to Ban Landmines has gained the support of more than 1,000 organizations in more than 60 countries. A coordinator in each of those countries serves as a liaison with the international campaign. Below is a partial list of the country coordinators. The number in parentheses…
A Campaign to Sweep Away Danger
Hundreds of charities share glory as international effort to ban use of land mines captures Nobel prize When the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded this month, hundreds of non-profit organizations in dozens of countries considered themselves to be co-winners, claiming a share of the credit -- if not the…
By Stephen G. Greene
Contributor
Following are summaries of recent reports by the Council of Better Business Bureaus’ Philanthropic Advisory Service. The service reports on whether charities meet standards for fund raising, governance, financial management, and public information. The service cautions that it does not approve or…
American Associates--Ben-Gurion U. of the Negev (New York): Appointed Deborah Spector Victor, a non-profit consultant in Atlanta, to be director of the new Atlanta regional office, which will serve Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Tennessee. American Committee for the Weizmann…
Write-Offs: IRS Budget Rises 10%; New Rule Covers Excessive Pay
* Congress has given the I.R.S. a 10-per-cent increase in its budget, raising its appropriation from $7-billion for the 1997 fiscal year to nearly $7.8-billion for 1998. But observers say that the I.R.S. is not likely to pass along the full 10-per-cent increase to its financially strapped charity…
By Vince Stehle and GRANT WILLIAMS
Organization Run at Bar Is No Charity, Tax Court Says
The U.S. Tax Court has ruled that an organization set up at a Vermont lounge to sell lottery tickets to raise money for good works does not qualify as a charity. The organization, KJ’s Fund Raisers, was created by the owners of the KJ’s Place bar and incorporated as a non-profit group under Vermont…
By Vince Stehle and GRANT WILLIAMS
Group That Helps Gay Youth Wins Tax-Exempt Status
The I.R.S. has given charity status to a North Carolina group that counsels gay and lesbian teen-agers after a controversial exchange with the group about its mission. Last year, the I.R.S.'s national office sent the Gay and Lesbian Adolescent Support System in Greensboro, N.C., a four-page missive…
By Vince Stehle and GRANT WILLIAMS
IRS Ruling May Spur Rise in Type of Planned Gift
The Internal Revenue Service has issued a ruling that fund raisers say could make a little-used type of planned gift -- a deferred gift annuity -- more attractive to donors. Gift annuities are set up by contributors who turn over cash or appreciated assets to charities with the understanding that…
By Vince Stehle and GRANT WILLIAMS
The following awards have been presented for work in philanthropy, fund raising, volunteerism, and non-profit management: Arts. The Business Committee for the Arts (New York) and Forbes magazine have named the recipients of the 1997 Business in the Arts Awards: -- The BCA Founders Award went to the…
‘Forbes’: New Rankings of Big Philanthropists
Forbes has joined the growing number of publications that have ranked wealthy people for their philanthropy. Along with its annual list of the nation’s 400 richest people (October 13), the magazine named the 10 who were most philanthropic. Topping the donor list was Walter Annenberg, who has given…