W.Va. Lottery Agency Says Gambling Fundraising Events Are Illegal
Officials with the West Virginia Lottery Commission are exploring ways to stem a resurgence of casino-style charity fundraising events, which the agency contends are barred by state law, reports the Charleston Gazette.
Social Innovation Fund Report Finds Signs of Success
But many beneficiaries say the evaluation mandate is a financial burden.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
IRS Plans to Begin Releasing Electronic Nonprofit Tax Forms Next Year
The agency is working on technology to make the forms available in computer-readable format.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
Diana Aviv Leaving Independent Sector for Feeding America
The longtime nonprofit leader, who has headed the coalition for a dozen years, said the Feeding America job “presented itself” a few months ago.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
High Court Delays Contraceptive Rule for Some Faith Groups
The Supreme Court issued an order Monday barring the Obama administration from enforcing the Affordable Care Act’s birth-control mandate on certain religious nonprofits until it decides whether to hear the groups’ appeal, reports The New York Times.
Colo. Court Strikes Local Program for Private-School Vouchers
The state’s Supreme Court ruled Monday that a Denver-area county’s plan to provide taxpayer-funded vouchers to parents to send their children to private schools violates Colorado’s constitution, reports The New York Times.
Ruling Could Mean Millions in Taxes for N.J. Hospitals
A New Jersey judge sided with the town of Morristown in its yearslong effort to assess property taxes on a local nonprofit hospital, ruling that the medical center had significantly intermingled for-profit and charitable activities, NJ Spotlight reports.
Faith Groups Prepare for Fight After Gay-Marriage Decision
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling Friday that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, religious conservatives are focusing on the rights of faith-affiliated schools, hospitals, and charities to set their own policies on employing and serving gays and gay couples, The Wall Street Journal and the Associated Press write.
Mich. Appeals Court Puts New Charity-Poker Rules Into Effect
The Michigan Gaming Control Board can begin enforcing new limits on gambling fundraising events under an order issued Thursday by the state Court of Appeals, which had previously upheld the restrictions, reports Crain’s Detroit Business.
After Marriage Victory, Philanthropy Still Has Work to Do
Lesbian, gay, and transgender people still face biases that grant makers can fight with money and clout.
By KEVIN JENNINGS
Contributor
House Spending Bill Would Protect Nonprofit Politicking
A spending measure approved last week by the House Appropriations Committee would prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from forging new rules governing political activity by nonprofits, The Washington Post writes.
Thrift-Store Firm to Donate $1.8 Million in Minn. Settlement
International secondhand retailer Savers will pay $300,000 each to six Minnesota partner nonprofits and make its fundraising methods more transparent to settle a court fight with the state’s attorney general, the Star Tribune reports.
Maine Gov. Accused of Threatening Nonprofit School Over Hire
Legislators on both sides of the aisle are expressing dismay over allegations that Republican Gov. Paul LePage threatened to pull more than $500,000 in state funds from a nonprofit-run charter school if it installed a top Democratic lawmaker as its president, writes the Associated Press.
N.J. Jury Finds Fraud by ‘Gay Conversion’ Nonprofit
A faith-based New Jersey counseling organization was found Thursday to have committed consumer fraud by charging for therapy that promised to help gay men overcome same-sex urges, NJ Advance Media and the Associated Press report.
U.K. Charity Watchdog Mulls Charging Groups for Regulation
Britain’s Charity Commission might seek to levy a fee on nonprofits to offset some of the cost of policing the sector, a move that would see some donor funds going into regulation but that appears to have strong public support, The Independent and The Guardian write.
Faith Schools Fear for Tax Status if Court OKs Gay Marriage
Worries are growing among conservative religious-education institutions that a Supreme Court ruling in favor of marriage equality could force them to accommodate gay couples or lose their tax exemptions, writes The New York Times.