How Many Groups Applied for Nonprofit Status, 2009 to 2012
Applications and approvals for advocacy groups and charities hadn’t yet started to rise when the Internal Revenue Service began giving extra scrutiny to certain groups.
IRS Official Takes Tough Questions at Contentious Hearing
The four-hour session included a call for another agency official to be let go but also laid bare the confusing rules that nonprofits and the IRS have to contend with.
By Doug Donovan
Contributor
The disclosure that the Internal Revenue Service had singled out applications from conservative advocacy groups seeking tax-exempt status for extra scrutiny has raised questions about the agency’s ability to regulate charities. See updated coverage of the controversy and documents that offer context on what it means to nonprofits.
By Chronicle Staff
Contributor
Groups With Delayed Applications Could Have Sued IRS
Organizations applying for 501(c)(3) status can sue the agency if their applications take longer than 270 days to process, according to a Treasury Department audit. More coverage »
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
N.Y. to Consider Nonprofit Governance Overhaul
Board members would be required to take a more active role in fighting excessive executive compensation and discouraging sweetheart deals.
By Doug Donovan
Contributor
ProPublica Launches Online Tool to Search Nonprofit Tax Forms
A new service provides free access to a decade’s worth of data on 615,000 charities.
By Doug Donovan
Contributor
House Committee Lays Out Options for Altering Charitable Deduction
The Ways and Means Committee has collected the proposals on a tax-code overhaul, including all the ones that would affect nonprofits.
By Doug Donovan
Contributor
State Cuts May Force an Arizona Day Care Center to Close Its Doors
After passing on tuition increases to the poor families it serves, dipping into reserves, and reducing staff benefits, the charity says it has few options left.
By Doug Donovan
Contributor
Despite Losses in Government Aid, Charity Serves Twice as Many Clients
The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay, in Florida, increased its revenue by 49 percent largely by pushing for more private donations and expanding an ambulance and medical-van service.
By Doug Donovan
Contributor
Charities Veer From Record Government Funds to Cutbacks
A new Chronicle study finds that over the past decade, federal, state, and local aid grew much faster than private donations. But now charities are feeling pinched.
By Doug Donovan
Contributor
As Requests for Groceries Spike, Hunger Charity Scrambles to Cover Costs
Government aid hasn’t kept up as charities face record increases in demand, so the Oregon Food Bank and local pantries are digging into their reserves and limiting client visits.
By Doug Donovan
Contributor
Education Charity Grows by Aggressively Seeking Government Aid
Citizen Schools expanded its services to eight states in large part by focusing on ways to attract money from local school districts and federal programs that serve needy students.
By Doug Donovan
Contributor
Federal Funds Gave Group a Chance to Expand but Came With Lots of Rules
Community Action Partnership of Mid-Nebraska got a big infusion from the federal stimulus, allowing it to serve more people and hire more workers. But that money ran out last year, and now it must retrench.
By Doug Donovan
Contributor
34 Colleges Underpaid Federal Taxes by $90-Million, IRS Says
Nearly 20 percent of the private colleges audited broke rules for nonprofit groups in determining the compensation of their chief executive.
By Eric Kelderman
Contributor
$500-Million Plan Would Reimburse Donors Who Start or Expand Programs That Work
President Obama wants to expand an idea that gives an incentive to programs that can prove they save money for society in the long run.
By Doug Donovan
Contributor
20 ‘Promise Zones’ Would Get Tax Incentives to Improve Jobs, Education, and Housing
President Obama wants to encourage troubled communities to improve education , housing, jobs, and law enforcement.
By SUZANNE PERRY
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