Maryland Lawmakers OK State Funds for Private Schools
After a 10-year legislative battle over taxpayer support for nonpublic schools, Maryland’s legislature approved a state budget Tuesday that includes a new $5 million grant fund for private-school scholarships, The Washington Post reports.
Wall St. Scion Accused of Stealing $25 Million From Charity
Prosecutors allege Andrew Caspersen, a former managing partner at a private-equity firm, schemed to defraud investors of $95 million, more than a quarter of it from an unnamed charitable organization, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg report.
A Grass-Roots Fundraiser Fights GOP Front-Runner
A spontaneous Twitter donation drive prompts more giving to left-leaning groups following a Donald Trump speech.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Guilty Plea for Man Accused of Defrauding Sandy Hook Charity
Robert Bruce was accused of misappropriating about $73,000 from a runners charity he established to help victims of the Newtown, Conn., mass shooting, writes the Associated Press.
Supreme Court Appears Split on Contraceptive Mandate
Justice Anthony Kennedy, the key swing vote in the case brought by faith-based nonprofits against the Affordable Care Act’s provision on birth-control coverage for employees, seemed to agree during oral arguments Wednesday that the rule impinges on their religious liberty, The Washington Post reports.
Ex-L.A. Council Aide Acquitted in Nonprofit Fraud Case
A long-time lobbyist and former adviser to a Los Angeles City Council member was acquitted Tuesday on charges that he and his wife used a nonprofit to divert nearly $20,000 in public funds to a former local water-district official, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Bad Boards and Pushy Millennials: Fundraisers Share Strategies That Work — and War Stories
At the annual meeting of the Association of Fundraising Professionals in Boston, development leaders focused on how to help their trustees do a better job and how to cope with demographic challenges.
Watchdog Wants Review of Trump Fund Donation to Fla. PAC
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has filed a complaint with the Internal Revenue Service over the Donald J. Trump Foundation’s 2013 contribution to a political organization supporting Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Moore Foundation Pledges $100 Million for Amazon Conservation
The money will protect rainforests in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Senator Asks Wounded Warrior Project to Share Financial Data
Sen. Charles Grassley requested detailed financial information from the beleaguered veterans group one week after it fired its two top executives, reports The New York Times.
Gov. Christie Seeks to Suspend Taxes on Nonprofit Hospitals
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie proposed a two-year freeze that would stop local governments from collecting property taxes from nonprofit hospitals, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Nonprofit Set Up by L.A. Mayor Raised Nearly $15 Million in 1st Year
The Mayor’s Fund for Los Angeles, started by Mayor Eric Garcetti to help fund civic projects, spent less than a third of the $14.6 million it took in from foundations, corporate charities, and other donors in fiscal 2015, reports the Los Angeles Times.
Biden Taps Ex-Nonprofit Head to Lead Federal Cancer Effort
The former leader of a charity that worked to speed the transition of basic research into lifesaving medical treatments has been appointed by the vice president to lead the administration’s “moonshot” effort to find a cure for cancer, The New York Times reports.
Judge Orders Ill. College Foundation to Release Records
The order that the College of DuPage’s nonprofit fundraising arm must turn over a federal grand-jury subpoena to the Chicago Tribune is believed to be the first court finding in the state that a public college’s foundation is subject to open-records laws, the Tribune reports.
Military Metes Out Punishment in Charity Hospital Bombing
The Pentagon has disciplined more than a dozen officers and enlisted personnel for errors defense officials say led to the deadly bombing of a Doctors Without Borders-run medical center in northern Afghanistan, the Associated Press reports.
N.Y. Mayor to Close Nonprofit Amid Donor Controversy
The Campaign for One New York, which has raised millions of dollars to promote Mayor Bill de Blasio’s policy agenda, will wind down amid heightened scrutiny of its donations from entities that do business with the city, The Wall Street Journal writes.