Nonprofits and Foundations Are Slow to Take Up E-Filing of Public Tax Documents
One third still choose paper tax returns over e-filing, IRS records show. Critics say transparency suffers as a result.
Corporate Cash Giving Rises 5%, Exclusive Chronicle Survey Shows
Total giving, including products, grew 8 percent, driven mainly by overseas donations of drugs by large pharmaceutical companies.
Drug, Tech, and Financial-Services Companies Top List of Corporate Donors
The Chronicle’s 2018 report on corporate giving features 19 years’ worth of data on philanthropy among the country’s largest public companies.
When Salaries Are Bigger Than Grants
Our look at 20,000 foundations identified 49 at which the compensation paid to staff and board members accounted for more than half of the foundations’ charitable grant making.
Foundations Move $737 Million to Donor-Advised Funds, Chronicle Study Shows
There is almost no information available about where that money eventually ends up, and critics say it may be a tactic used by some grant makers to avoid foundation payout requirements.
By Peter Olsen-Phillips
Contributor
House Bill Would Require Charities to File Tax Forms Electronically
Supporters say the move would help state regulators identify fraud.
Tax Bill Targets Million-Dollar Club of Nonprofit Executives
At least 118 CEOs and possibly thousands of other officials take home seven figures. The Republican tax bill would slap an excise tax on nonprofits with employees earning $1 million or more.
Philanthropy 400 Special Report: Top Charities Appeal to Impatient, Policy-Minded Donors
The Chronicle’s 2017 ranking, drawn from IRS data and our exclusive survey results, unlocks a wealth of insights for fundraisers on how donors increasingly back nonprofits that promise solid returns and seek to influence policy.
Fidelity Charitable Tops United Way for 2nd Year in a Row in the Philanthropy 400
The donor-advised-fund manager leads a pack of similar organizations in the upper reaches of The Chronicle’s annual list of charities that raise the most from private sources.
How the 2016 Philanthropy 400 Was Compiled
The results were compiled from Internal Revenue Service Form 990 filings, a survey sent to 520 tax-exempt organizations, annual reports, financial statements, and more.
By Peter Olsen-Phillips
Contributor