Nine in 10 Foundations Say They Provide Aid for Advocacy Efforts
However, the report by the Center for Effective Philanthropy also found that many foundation leaders run into internal resistance to their policy work from legal counsel and board members.
By Alex Daniels and dan.parks
Nonprofits Won’t Survive Unless the Federal Government Helps More Medium-Size Groups
The Paycheck Protection Program excludes nonprofits with more than 500 employees at a time when their services are more critical than ever, say two nonprofit leaders.
By JOHN MACINTOSH
Contributor
‘HalfMyDAF’ Movement Aims to Spur a Boost in Donor-Advised-Fund Grants
Creators David and Jennifer Risher say they will give up to $1 million total to groups supported by other donor-advised-fund account holders who pledge to disburse at least half of the money in their accounts to charity.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Don’t Tie the Hands of DAFs, the Best Option for Aid in the Covid Economy
Policy makers and critics are promoting falsehoods and rules about donor-advised funds that could make it harder for nonprofits of all kinds to get the donations they desperately need.
By Bruce R. Hopkins
Contributor
‘Breathtakingly Cruel’ Rule Will Hit Some Nonprofits That Have Laid Off Workers
The rule, which applies to certain organizations that self-insure unemployment benefits, tells states to bill those employers immediately for 100 percent of the cost of benefits paid to laid-off employees.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Study Shows 56 Percent Approval Rate for Nonprofit Pandemic Loans
Forty-four percent are still waiting to hear the fate of their applications, according to a study of Jewish federation applicants.
By MICHAEL THEIS
Contributor
Simplified Rules Proposed for Nonprofits With Business Income
The proposed rules are designed to give clarity to a provision of the 2017 tax overhaul that required nonprofits with business income unrelated to their charitable mission, called UBIT, to calculate each “trade or business” separately.
By Michael Theis
Contributor
Nonprofits Likely Will Be Eligible for Main Street Lending Program, Schumer Says
The program is a $2.3 trillion effort to help organizations weather the Covid-19 crisis. Nonprofits had worried they wouldn’t be eligible.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Calif. Attorney General Urges Icann to Reject Dot-Org Transfer
His letter raised questions about the viability of the dot-org registry under private control, criticized the proposal for lack of transparency, and questioned why the matter wasn’t subject to a public bid process.
By MICHAEL THEIS
Contributor
Advocates Worry Nonprofits Won’t Qualify for New Lending Program
The Main Street Lending Program is yet another example of hasty legislative and regulatory efforts that have created confusion for charities in desperate need of a financial lifeline.
By dan.parks
Contributor
How to Apply for Stimulus Benefits
Nonprofits are scrambling to make the most of the $2 trillion stimulus law, so the Chronicle gathered a panel of experts in a virtual forum to help you navigate the complex web of benefits available for your charity.
By dan.parks
Contributor
How the New $300 ‘Universal’ Deduction Works
The new measure applies to cash gifts only in an attempt to jump-start giving for coronavirus and economic relief efforts by middle-class donors — and to support all other causes hit hard by the crisis.
By Alex Daniels and MICHAEL THEIS
Foundations and Donors Step Up Grants to Help Workers Hurt by the Pandemic
A $7.1 million effort unveiled Tuesday aims to grow to $20 million as philanthropy seeks to provide immediate needs for low-wage workers and help them gain more power and benefits after the immediate crisis is over.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Private-Equity Company Offers Changes Designed to Quell Criticism of Its Dot-Org Purchase
Major nonprofit advocates said the announcements were hollow gestures designed to make the $1.1 billion sale easier to swallow.
By MICHAEL THEIS
Contributor
Pluralism in democratic governance has been key to the strength and endurance of the American republic, but in the pandemic that we now face, might we even begin to ask whether federalism can also kill.
IRS Extends Tax Day for Nonprofits and Foundations
Nonprofits and foundations facing tax deadlines of April 1 to July 14 now have until July 15 to file their returns.
By MICHAEL THEIS
Contributor