How to Find a Charity’s Governance and Disclosure
Where to find information about a charity’s board, policies, lobbying, and more. Where to find information about a charity’s board, policies, lobbying, and more.
How to Find a Charity’s Revenue
Where to find how much a charity has made through contributions, grants, and other income.
Pro-Trump Super PAC’s New Ad Targets Clinton Foundation
A group supporting the Republican presidential nominee released an attack ad Sunday claiming that Hillary Clinton has gotten rich on the back of her family’s charity network, The Hill and PolitiFact write.
Wounded Warrior Project Likely to Cut Jobs, New CEO Says
Michael Linnington, the retired Army general who took the reins at the embattled charity last month, tells The Florida Times-Union he expects to reduce its staff of about 600 and that executive salaries and aid to smaller veterans groups will also shrink.
Documents Show Big Think Tanks Courting Corporate Donors
Prominent think tanks like the Brookings Institution and the Center for Strategic and International Studies are increasingly promoting the agendas of corporate donors as they aggressively ramp up fundraising, according to The New York Times.
World Vision Says Charge of Hamas Diversion Doesn’t Add Up
The global aid charity said Monday that there is a “huge gap” between the amount of money, material, and other aid Israeli authorities claim its Gaza director funneled to militant group Hamas and what it actually spends in the region, the Associated Press writes.
Small Group of Big Donors Powers African-American Museum
Nineteen individuals, foundations, and corporations have collectively contributed more than two-thirds of the $273 million in private giving to build the National Museum of African American History and Culture, The Washington Post writes in a rundown of the $5 million-plus donors.
Shutdown of Minn. Foundation Draws State Scrutiny
Twin Cities philanthropist Caroline Amplatz has dissolved her foundation and given the $1.77 million remaining in its coffers to a medical-technology start-up led by her father, a transfer being reviewed by Minnesota’s attorney general, the Pioneer Press reports.
Unicef Cuts Ties to African Charity Linked to Alleged Cult
The United Nations Children’s Fund and the British government have suspended funding for DAPP Malawi, an aid nonprofit that has been tied to the Teachers Group, a shadowy network headed by an international fugitive, according to the Center for Investigative Reporting and the BBC.
Nonprofit Fla. College Has Telemarketing Army, Suit Claims
A lawsuit against Keiser University alleges the newly nonprofit institution employs 350 telemarketers to machine-call prospective students, potentially giving ammunition to critics who contend Keiser remains an essentially commercial enterprise, according to BuzzFeed News.
Education Group Says Endowments Can Afford More Student Aid
A new report on university investment funds concludes that the wealthiest institutions of higher learning can spend more to assist low-income students, Bloomberg writes.
Chicago United Way Chapter Hit by Executive Exodus
Five vice presidents, two with major roles in fundraising, left the United Way of Metropolitan Chicago in the space of 10 months recently, contributing to flat revenue growth in fiscal year 2016, Crain’s Chicago Business writes.
Roger Ailes Drops $500,000 Gift for N.Y. State Senior Center
Protests by Putnam County, N.Y., residents derailed a county proposal to turn over construction of a new elder-care center to the deposed Fox News chief’s nonprofit and name the facility after him, The Journal News of the Lower Hudson Valley reports.
Report Sees Fiscal 2016 Losses for College Endowments
New figures indicate college and university investment funds lost about three-quarters of 1 percent in the year ending June 30, the worst performance since the recession year of 2009, Bloomberg writes.
D.C. May Revisit Payments in Lieu of Taxes for Colleges
Georgetown, George Washington, and other universities in the District hold property that would have added $111 million to city coffers were it not nonprofit-owned, The Washington Post writes.
Watchdog Nonprofit Unveils Database to Trace ‘Dark Money’
The Center for Public Integrity launched a new online tool Tuesday aimed at shedding light on the flow of funds coursing into political campaigns via nonprofits that are not required to identify donors.