S. Dakota Says Couple Who Died Stole $1 Million From Nonprofit
State officials say a couple who died in a September 2015 murder-suicide were looting hundreds of thousands of dollars from an organization that helped Native American students prepare for college, writes the Associated Press.
Court Says Scouts Not Liable for Troop Leader’s Alleged Abuse
The Missouri Supreme Court held Tuesday that the Boy Scouts of America cannot be held legally responsible for alleged molestation by a Kansas City scoutmaster, the Associated Press and The Kansas City Star report.
More European Museums Turning to U.S.-Style Fundraising
With European governments’ austerity budgets cutting into cultural funding, major art museums abroad are increasingly seeking to tap private philanthropy along the American model, writes The New York Times as part of a package of articles on trends in the museum world.
China’s New Charity Law Aims to Unlock Stagnant Giving
The measure, expected to be approved by the country’s legislature Wednesday, would expand tax incentives for donors and lift restrictions on nonprofits’ fundraising activities, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Dog-Rescue Charity Linked to Alleged Tex. Investment Fraud
The bankruptcy trustee representing creditors of a financial firm accused of defrauding investors out of $1.3 billion alleges that the company’s former head used an animal-welfare charity to evade taxes and steer millions of dollars to his mistress, according to Bloomberg.
Nearly 100 Nonprofit Colleges Flunk Federal Financial Exam
Ninety-four nonprofit institutions of higher learning failed to meet Education Department standards for financial health in the 2013-14 academic year, The Chronicle of Higher Education reports.
Homelessness Among Veterans Drastically Reduced in Some Cities and Counties
Successes in more than 20 areas are due in large part to government partnerships with social-service groups that are cutting through bureaucratic barriers, The Boston Globe reports.
Judge OKs Shutdown of Disgraced Penn State Coach’s Charity
The ruling Thursday turns over to state authorities about $750,000 in assets from the Second Mile, the youth nonprofit founded by ex-Penn State assistant football coach and convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky, Reuters and the Centre Daily Times report.
Lawmakers Again Take Up UConn Foundation Transparency
After rejecting a proposal last year to make the flagship state university’s nonprofit arm subject to open-records laws, Connecticut representatives are considering a new bill aimed at increasing the organization’s financial disclosure, the Hartford Courant writes.
China Set to Pass First Law Regulating Private Charities
The parliament is expected to adopt regulations this session that could give charities more freedom to operate and raise money but also allow for further restrictions on human-rights groups and foreign organizations, Reuters writes.
Policy Proposals and Giving: How Trump, Cruz, Clinton, and Sanders Compare
With the field of presidential candidates narrowing to four likely contenders, The Chronicle presents snapshots of their ideas on the charitable deduction and other notes of interest to nonprofits.
By Alex Daniels, Eden Stiffman and Megan O’Neil
Flint Whistleblower Teams With Charity to Expand Water Tests
Marc Edwards, the Virginia Tech professor who helped uncover the lead crisis in the Michigan city, is working with the nonprofit Healthy Babies Bright Futures to support water testing across the country, The Washington Post reports.
Florida Congresswoman Linked to Fraudulent Nonprofit
Representative Corrine Brown hosted a 2013 charity golf tournament that benefitted a supposed education charity whose leader pleaded guilty last week to fraud, the Orlando Sentinel reports.
Trump Has Donated $100 Million, Campaign Chief Says
Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski told CNN Thursday that the campaign would provide “a full accounting” of the more than $100 million he said the billionaire businessman and Republican presidential frontrunner has given to charity over the years.
Federal Jobs Numbers Show Nonprofits Bucked Great Recession
While most industries downsized in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, nonprofits were staffing up, The Washington Post writes, citing new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2007 to 2012.
Fla. Activists Hit Mott Foundation for U.S. Sugar Ties
Environmental activists are targeting the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation over its ownership of the U.S. Sugar Corporation, which critics blame for environmental degradation in the Everglades, Broward Palm Beach New Times writes.