‘Poorhouses’ No Longer, More Ill. Hospitals Face Tax Review
Illinois officials are expanding their review of nonprofit hospitals’ tax exemptions, with rulings expected in the coming months on 15 institutions, Bloomberg reports.
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Ill. Denies Tax Breaks to 3 Hospitals Over Charity Care
The state of Illinois on Tuesday refused to continue property-tax exemptions to three nonprofit hospitals, saying they did not provide sufficient charity care to warrant tax breaks, The Chicago Tribune reports.
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In the Arts: $17-Million Committed to D.C.’s Ellington School
The Eugene B. Casey Foundation has donated $17.2-million to establish an endowment for Washington, D.C.'s Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Washington TV station WJLA says.
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Small Groups Get Smaller as State Culture Cuts Sink In
Small rural and minority arts organizations will feel the biggest bite from reductions in arts budgets enacted this year by 31 states, according to The New York Times.
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State Cuts Force Youth Charities to Scale Back
Youth programs across the country are shedding staff members and scaling back services as state spending cuts slice into their budgets, according to USA Today.
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Troubles Loom for Minn. Nonprofits as Government Shuts Down
As Minnesota’s governor and legislators failed to break a budget impasse, the government shut down Friday, cutting off aid to many nonprofits that do business with the state, says the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
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S.C. House Votes to Restore Arts Money
The South Carolina House voted Wednesday to override Gov. Nikki Haley’s veto of funds for the state Arts Commission, Columbia, S.C., daily The State writes.
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Planned Parenthood Sues Kansas Over Aid Cut
Planned Parenthood has gone to court in a bid to stop Kansas from stripping its government aid, The Kansas City Star writes.
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Homeless Shelter on L.A.’s Skid Row Institutes Fees
Faced with declining funds and rising demand, a homeless shelter on Los Angeles’s Skid Row has begun charging nightly fees, writes the Associated Press.
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U.K.’s ‘Big Society’ Works Better in Rich Areas, Report Says
New research by a commission studying the British government’s Big Society initiative indicates that affluent parts of England are better suited to adopting the idea than poorer areas with greater social needs, writes The Guardian.
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