Backlash to Planned Parenthood Study Forces Tex. Official to Resign
The Susan T. Buffet Foundation, which supports Planned Parenthood, funded the study, which was conducted in part by a state health official on taxpayer time, the Associated Press reports.
Atlanta Appeals Courts Backs Obamacare Contraceptive Rule
A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Obama administration Thursday in another court test of faith charities’ objection to the Affordable Care Act provision, the Associated Press reports.
Charity Wants Independent Inquiry on Syria Hospital Strike
Doctors Without Borders called Thursday for an independent investigation into the missile attack earlier this week that killed 25 people at a hospital the global aid group supported in northern Syria, Reuters writes.
Chicago Says Museum Battle Has Lucas Eyeing Other Cities
A lawyer for the City of Chicago raised alarms in federal court Wednesday that the city could lose movie mogul George Lucas’s planned $300 million museum as a legal fight over the project stretches on, the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times report.
N.J. Slashes Charity-Care Budget as Ranks of Insured Grow
Gov. Chris Christie unveiled a proposed state budget Tuesday that would reduce spending on charity medical treatment by 30 percent, from $502 million to $352 million, NJ Spotlight and The Wall Street Journal report.
2 More States in ‘Pay for Success’ Deals for Social Programs
The governors of Connecticut and South Carolina announced plans Tuesday to try out the burgeoning “pay for success” model in which philanthropy and businesses finance promising new social-service efforts, reports The Washington Post.
Last of 4 Cancer Charities Targeted by Regulators to Dissolve
The Cancer Fund of America, one of a quartet of family-run disease charities charged by federal and state regulators with bilking more than $180 million from donors, has tentatively agreed to shut down as part of a court settlement, CNN reports.
Rights Group Pins Syria Charity-Hospital Bombing on Russia
Medical centers supported by international aid agencies in battleground areas of northern Syria were hit by missiles Monday in attacks the United Nations said killed at least 50 people, Reuters and The New York Times report.
State Dept. Subpoenaed Clinton Charity Over Government Ties
Investigators sought Clinton foundation documents on projects that may have required government approval during Hillary Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state, according to The Washington Post.
Nonprofit Aims to Raise $200 Million for N.Y. Public Housing
The Fund for Public Housing, established by the New York City Housing Authority, aims to attract poverty-conscious philanthropists to the city’s more than 300 residential projects, reports The New York Times.
Hillary Clinton Backers Launch Voter-Rights Nonprofit
Allies of the Democratic presidential candidate have formed a 501(c)(4) group that aims to boost Latino and African-American voter registration and expand voter-protection efforts, writes the Associated Press.
N.Y. Jewish Network Seeks $42 Million From Bankrupt Charity
The UJA-Federation of New York has filed claims that FEGS, the big New York City social-service charity that collapsed last year, owes tens of millions of dollars to a pension fund covering employees of Jewish nonprofits, The Forward reports.
New Law Requires French Supermarkets to Donate Surplus Food to Charity
Grocery stores will also be prohibited from deliberately spoiling excess food, which some stores have done to discourage people from dumpster diving, The Guardian reports.
Karl Rove Group Gets Long-Sought Nonprofit Imprimatur
Conservative advocacy group Crossroads GPS, one of the most prominent “dark money” entities in American politics, has been granted 501(c)(4) status by the Internal Revenue Service after a five-plus-year wait, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
Los Angeles to Spend $100 Million to Combat Homelessness
The city will also spend nearly $2 billion on affordable housing over the next decade, The New York Times reports.
It’s Not Foundation Money but Culture and Talent That Can Change the World
Studies of social change show that transformational results depend on shared values and expectations among the people doing the work.
By SARA BRENNER and Amy Celep