N.J. Church’s Former Accountant Admits to $4-Million Scam
A California certified public accountant faces more than 20 years in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to defrauding Agape Family Worship Center while managing the Rahway, N.J., megachurch’s books for nearly seven years, NJ Advance Media reports.
La. Delays Bid to End Planned Parenthood Funding
The state put off implementation of Gov. Bobby Jindal’s order to revoke Medicaid contracts for the women’s health group until September 15 during a hearing Wednesday in which a federal judge raised questions about the reasoning for the move, Bloomberg News writes.
Justice Dept. Backs Planned Parenthood in La. Funding Case
Stepping into a suit brought by Planned Parenthood, the agency told a federal judge that Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s bid to cut off Medicaid funding to the women’s health nonprofit appears to violate federal law, the Associated Press reports.
Proposed Cooper Union Settlement Could Restore Free Tuition
An agreement crafted by New York State’s attorney general’s office would end litigation that has roiled New York City private college Cooper Union and could put the venerable institution on a path back to offering free tuition, writes The New York Times.
Ex-Jared Foundation Official to Plead Guilty to Sex Charges
The former executive director of disgraced ex-Subway pitchman Jared Fogle’s charity agreed Tuesday to plead guilty to charges of child sexual exploitation and distributing and receiving child pornography, Reuters reports.
Calif. Audit Finds $24-Million Jump in Blue Shield Exec Pay
Blue Shield of California raised executive compensation by 64 percent in 2012, the Los Angeles Times writes, citing a confidential audit by the state board that last year revoked the nonprofit health insurer’s tax exemption.
Settlement to Return $4.3 Million to New York Foundation
New York State officials have reached a settlement with former trustees of the Homeland Foundation that will return to the charity more than $4.3 million authorities say was improperly used, the Poughkeepsie Journal reports.
Receiver Says Troubled N.D. College Foundation Should Fold
The court-appointed receiver for the nonprofit fundraising arm of Dickinson State University is calling for the financially troubled organization to be dissolved and replaced with a new foundation, reports the Dickinson Press.
Judge Grants Nonprofit Moral Exemption to Contraceptive Rule
A federal judge ruled Monday that an anti-abortion organization with no religious affiliation can claim a moral objection to the Affordable Care Act’s mandate that employers provide insurance coverage for birth control to female staff, reports The New York Times.
Moody’s: Nonprofit Hospitals Returning to Fiscal Health
After several years of forecasting fiscal pain for nonprofit hospitals, the credit-rating agency is seeing improvement in the sector’s condition as patient numbers pick up and bad debt declines, Modern Healthcare writes.
Report Delves Into Ill. Charity’s Ties to Telemarketers
In the second part of an investigative report on charity telemarketing, the Chicago Tribune details the ties between VietNow National Headquarters, a veterans nonprofit, and commercial call centers that keep the lion’s share of revenue from appeals.
Survey Error Brings Hundreds of Charity Calls to Elderly Man
Amid a growing outcry in Britain over serial charity solicitations of the elderly, the Daily Mail traces how an 87-year-old dementia sufferer received more than 700 cold calls from nonprofit groups, some of which sold his personal details to questionable companies.
Donations to Nonprofit Subsidize Ind. Governor’s Travel
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has used a corporate-supported nonprofit subsidiary of the state economic-development agency to cover official trips abroad and other expenses, writes the Indianapolis Star.
Ill. Telemarketer’s Charity Clients Got 15% of Funds Raised
The Chicago Tribune looks at the charity fundraising industry through the lens of a Chicago call center that keeps about 85 cents of every dollar it raises for nonprofit clients and has repeatedly faced regulatory scrutiny.
California Mayor Uses Speech to Raise Funds for Her Charity
Compton, Calif., Mayor Aja Brown raised eyebrows among local officials by pairing her State of the City address last month with a fundraising gala for a nonprofit she and her husband founded, the Los Angeles Times reports.
N.Y. Hospitals Partner With Nonprofits to Reduce Admissions
Hospitals and social-service charities in New York are joining forces to cut down on costly hospital stays in low-income communities as part of a state Medicaid-reform program, reports Crain’s New York Business.