Charity Regulators Lack Clout, a Critic Says
The lack of influence of Internal Revenue Service charity regulators within the tax agency’s bureaucracy hurts the quality of their work, says Marc Owens, a Washington lawyer who used to manage the IRS’s nonprofit branch. For example, when Exempt Organization division officials wanted to redesign…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
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IRS Focuses on Tax-Avoidance Efforts of Very Wealthy Individuals
IRS focuses on tax-avoidance efforts of very wealthy individuals
By GRANT WILLIAMS
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Members of Congress Urge House to Include Nonprofit Aid in Health Bill
Members of Congress urge House to include nonprofit aid in health bill
By SUZANNE PERRY
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Why Charities Need to Pay Attention to State Registration Laws
Why charities need to pay attention to state registration laws
By PETER PANEPENTO
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Social Innovation Fund Guidelines Expected by End of the Year
Social Innovation Fund guidelines expected by year end
By SUZANNE PERRY
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IRS Gives Community Funds Leeway on Advocacy
A new ruling from the Internal Revenue Service may get more community foundations involved in supporting advocacy efforts. The IRS has clarified the federal regulations that govern how community funds and other grant-making charities can provide support for nonprofit organizations that lobby…
By Ian Wilhelm
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Advocacy Groups Fear New Attacks
A group of liberal nonprofit organizations have rallied around Acorn, the community-organizing group that is under fire from Congress and conservative commentators — expressing concern that the attacks could spread to other social-justice advocacy organizations. “Acorn is the canary in the coal…
By SUZANNE PERRY
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Charities Plead With Congress to Ease Pension-Savings Requirements
The stock-market crash has left many charities — including large, well-established groups — struggling to set aside money for future payments to retired employees through a type of pension plan. Independent Sector, a national coalition of charities and foundations, is calling on Congress to ease…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
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Provision Would Require Nonprofit Hospitals to Put Financial-Assistance Policies in Place
Nonprofit hospitals would be required to conduct “a community health needs assessment” at least once every three years and take other steps under the terms of a health-care bill under review by the Senate Finance Committee. However, the measure the committee was working on last week does not…
By GRANT WILLIAMS
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$10-Million Obama Proposal Hopes to Export Success of Harlem Program
Editor’s Note: This story is part of an ongoing series. Harlem Children’s Zone is one of the most lauded — and emulated — charities in the country. Nonprofit groups and government agencies regularly send emissaries to Harlem to study the organization’s acclaimed poverty-fighting strategy, which…
By SUZANNE PERRY
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IRS Offers Online Video Program to Explain the Form 990
IRS offers online video program for the Form 990
By GRANT WILLIAMS
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National-Service Advocates Campaign for Tax-Free AmeriCorps Education Grants
National-service advocates press for tax break on education grants
By SUZANNE PERRY
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National-Service Agency Plans Conference Call on Social-Innovation Fund
National-service agency plans conference call on social-innovation fund
By SUZANNE PERRY
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Proposed Charity-Compensation and Governance Amendments Put on Hold
Charity-compensation and governance amendments put on hold
By SUZANNE PERRY
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Nonprofit Leader Shows Early Fund-Raising Strength in Senate Bid
Nonprofit leader shows early strength in Senate bid
By Caroline Preston
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Coalition Urges Congress to Offer Relief on Pensions
Coalition urges Congress to offer relief on pensions
By GRANT WILLIAMS
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