Donor-Backed Scalia Honor Fuels Uproar at George Mason U.
Faculty are leading protests against the Northern Virginia institution’s plan to rename its law school for the late Supreme Court justice at the behest of an anonymous $20 million contributor, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal write.
China OKs Law Extending Police Power Over Foreign Nonprofits
China’s legislature approved a measure Thursday that grants the country’s police broad authority to oversee groups from abroad and punish those deemed to threaten national security, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Lawyer for Scarred Charity Leader Details Chemical Attack
The run-up to and aftermath of an assault with caustic drain cleaner that badly burned the executive director of a New York arts nonprofit are recounted in a New York Times article drawn largely from an interview with the victim’s lawyer.
At Least 27 Killed as Another Syrian Charity Hospital Is Hit
A human-rights group said three children and Aleppo’s last pediatrician were among the fatalities in the latest incident of aerial bombardment striking a Syrian facility supported by aid charity Doctors Without Borders, Reuters and The Wall Street Journal report.
D.C. Youth Group That Got Taxpayer Millions Goes Bankrupt
Members of the D.C. Trust board blamed mismanagement and misspending for the shutdown of the nonprofit, which received government funding for after-school and anti-violence programs but has been plagued by scandals and financial trouble, The Washington Post reports.
China Set to Enact Law Restricting Foreign Nonprofits
Amid a campaign by Beijing against unwanted foreign influences, Chinese lawmakers could vote this week for legislation that would give police authority to put overseas nonprofits on a permanent blacklist, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Doctors Without Borders Resumes Refugee Rescue Operation
The global aid group relaunched efforts to safeguard people making the dangerous Mediterranean Sea crossing to Europe three months after it suspended the operation and called on the European Union to do more for migrants, the Thomson Reuters Foundation reports.
Many Donor-Advised Funds Don’t Disclose Executive Pay
The top 11 funds affiliated with a commercial entity control more than $30 billion in assets, but seven of them reported no compensation for their leaders, a Chronicle analysis of IRS data has found.
By Peter Olsen-Phillips
Contributor
IRS Issues Rules Favorable to Foundations on Program-Related Investments
The new regulations are designed to encourage grant makers to make investments in areas such as education and the environment that can result in societal benefits and simultaneously generate income.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
In Lawsuit Over Koch Charity, Calif. Regulators Lose Bid to Demand Donor Names
A federal judge ruled that the state had not done enough to protect the confidentiality of donor identities and violated free-speech rules.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
L.A. Hospital to Pay $450,000 for Alleged Patient Dumping
The settlement agreement arises from city officials’ charge that Good Samaritan Hospital released a homeless man with only a bus token after treating him for a foot injury in late 2014, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Judge OKs Deal Creating $265 Million Native American Trust
The federal discrimination settlement approved Wednesday will distribute more than $300 million to nonprofits serving Native American farmers and ranchers, most of it through a new philanthropy, The Washington Post reports.
High Court Compromise in Contraceptive Case Appears Out of Reach
An effort by a divided Supreme Court to forge an agreement in the contentious legal fight between the Obama administration and religious nonprofits over the Affordable Care Act’s mandate of birth-control coverage for employees appears to have fallen short, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Group Helps Charities Focus on Programs, Not Overhead
Mission Edge in San Diego provides an unusually broad array of low-cost administrative services, freeing its clients to do more with less.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Heirs Press Suit on Family Foundation’s $600 Million Loss
The Supreme Court of South Dakota is set to hear arguments next week in a case brought by the sons of a late frozen-food magnate against the board of their father’s foundation over its massive losses on offshore property investments, reports the Argus Leader of Sioux Falls.
Federal Officials Warn States on Cutting Off Planned Parenthood Funding
The Obama administration issued a letter to state Medicaid directors Tuesday outlining potential violations of federal law if states halt payments from the health program to Planned Parenthood, The Wall Street Journal reports.