Figure in Ala. Charity Fraud Case Admits to Drug Mailings
The ex-chief financial officer of two nonprofit Alabama health centers pleaded guilty Thursday to sending packages containing Valium, Adderall, and other drugs to people involved in a fraud case in which she was implicated, the Birmingham News writes.
Red Cross Response on Haiti Further Inflames Sen. Grassley
Seeking confidentiality to protect its partner organizations, the group submitted documents detailing its spending. The senator redacted sections, then made the response public.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Rockefeller Foundation Adds $64 Million to Cities Program
The grant maker boosted funding Tuesday for its 100 Resilient Cities effort to help urban areas withstand physical and economic emergencies, the Associated Press reports.
Greek Charities Take Hit as Bank Controls Curb Giving
As children’s charities in Greece brace for a spike in demand for services amid a new round of austerity measures, they are seeing donations plunge due to strict government-imposed limits on bank withdrawals, Reuters reports.
Why Taking Legal Action Against Charity Fraud Is So Hard
The recent 50-state case against four cancer groups was a milestone but highlighted the challenges facing state regulators.
By Robert E. Cooper Jr.
Contributor
Expand National Service? Obama Calls It a ‘Wonderful Idea’
The president tells Jon Stewart on The Daily Show that expanding programs like AmeriCorps would be good for the country.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Second Video Adds Fuel to Planned Parenthood Firestorm
The anti-abortion group Center for Medical Progress released another undercover video Tuesday showing a Planned Parenthood official discussing remuneration for providing tissue from aborted fetuses for medical research, The Washington Post reports.
Under Kremlin Pressure, MacArthur Shutters Russia Office
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is closing its Moscow office amid a crackdown by Russian authorities on foreign nonprofits operating in the country, reports the Chicago Sun-Times.
Most Boston Colleges Fall Short of City Funding Requests
Thirteen of 19 colleges and universities from which Boston sought voluntary payments in lieu of property taxes this year paid less than the city asked for, The Boston Globe writes.
Changes to Combined Federal Campaign Delayed One Year
The new rules, now set to begin in 2017, will prohibit federal workers from making donations in cash and charge participating nonprofits a fee instead of taking a portion of donations.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
N.Y. Levels Fraud Allegations at Children’s Leukemia Charity
The state attorney general’s office filed court papers Monday seeking to shut down a Brooklyn-based nonprofit that authorities accuse of drawing millions of dollars from donors with exaggerated claims about serving young leukemia patients, reports The New York Times.
GOP Bill Would Shield Faith Nonprofits on Gay Marriage
Conservative Republicans in Congress are pursuing legislation that would bar the government from taking action against tax-exempt groups that object to same-sex marriage on religious or moral grounds, setting up a potential intraparty battle on the issue, The New York Times and The Washington Post report.
Strapped Calif. Hospital Chain Gets $250-Million Lifeline
A New York investment firm would take over management of California’s financially struggling Daughters of Charity Health System and get an option to buy the six-hospital network if state authorities approve the proffered cash infusion, the Los Angeles Times writes.
China Releases Tourists Detained on Charity-Arranged Visit
Authorities deported the last nine members of a tour group who were detained while visiting China under the auspices of a South Africa-based aid organization, reports CNN.
Planned Parenthood Head Defends Group’s Use of Fetal Tissue
The group’s president, Cecile Richards, apologized Thursday for the “tone” of a Planned Parenthood executive’s videotaped remarks on utilizing the organs of aborted fetuses but said the nonprofit is closely observing legal and ethical rules in donating the tissue for medical research, The Washington Post and CNN report.
Wisc. Court Ends Dark-Money Case Involving Scott Walker
The state Supreme Court put a stop Thursday to an inquiry by a group of prosecutors alleging collusion between Gov. Scott Walker’s political operation and nonprofit groups as Mr. Walker fought a 2012 recall effort, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and The Christian Science Monitor report.