Gender Gap Unchanged in Jewish Charity Leadership, Survey Finds
Male leaders at Jewish nonprofits continued to far outnumber and out-earn their female counterparts in 2014, the Forward found in its annual review of executive pay at Jewish organizations.
Tax Rules’ Impact on Giving Goes Beyond Deduction, Studies Say
Studies on wealth and altruism suggest that the relationship between taxation and philanthropy is more complex than the simple equation of getting a deduction for a donation, reports The Wall Street Journal as part of a package of giving-focused articles and advice columns.
Senator Aims to Block IRS Proposal on Optional Donor Data
Kansas Republican Pat Roberts has introduced legislation to block a planned Internal Revenue Service regulation that would allow charities to submit contributors’ Social Security numbers to substantiate donations for tax purposes, Accounting Today reports.
Donor-Advised Funds Navigate a Deluge of Year-End Gifts and Grants
As money pours into accounts and out to charities, Fidelity Charitable handles the rush by enlisting the full staff and hiring extra hands.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Mich. Senate Backs Bill to Shift Charity Gaming Oversight
State senators approved legislation Wednesday that would create statutory regulations for charity poker fundraisers, transferring oversight for the so-called “millionaire’s parties” from a state agency that has drawn controversy for cracking down on the events, MLive reports.
Failure of Health-Care Co-ops Traced to Rubio-Backed Measure
Language inserted by Sen. Marco Rubio into a major spending bill last year has significantly undermined a key aspect of the Affordable Care Act, setting the stage for this year’s collapse of more than half of the nonprofit insurance providers established under the health law, writes The New York Times.
Hospital Giant Ordered to Pay Health Foundation $434 Million
A Missouri judge has awarded the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City nearly $434 million in its long-running legal battle with the for-profit hospital network HCA over the firm’s 2003 purchase of several medical centers in the region, the public radio station KCUR reports.
N.J. Lawmakers Mull ‘Community’ Levy on Nonprofit Hospitals
A bipartisan bill before New Jersey legislators would require the state’s 63 nonprofit hospitals to make millions of dollars in “Community Service Contributions” to local governments to offset the cost of police, fire, and other services, Healthcare Finance News reports.
California Endowment Spurns Investment in Private Prisons
Divestment efforts have gained attention in recent years, but many organizations are concerned the move could hurt returns in their portfolios.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Education Charity Sees Cost-Cutting, Not Fundraising, as Key to Growth
College Summit is trimming staff and programs to focus on what it does best and make its services more affordable.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Greenpeace Sting Tests Funding Disclosure in Climate Science
The environmental activist group conducted an undercover operation in which its employees posed as representatives of energy firms seeking to secretly fund research touting the benefits of coal and carbon emissions, reports The New York Times.
Del. Nonprofit Sues State Over Use of Bank-Settlement Money
A suit filed on Monday accuses Gov. Jack Markell and other top officials in Delaware of misusing tens of millions of dollars from a settlement with big financial institutions by using the money to balance the budget rather than for programs to help victims of the financial crisis, the Associated Press and The News Journal of Wilmington report.
Gates Sees Low Oil Prices Hampering Anti-Poverty Efforts in the Gulf
Traveling in the Gulf states to raise money for a $2.5 billion fund to tackle poverty in the Muslim world, Bill Gates said the global plunge in oil prices is having an impact on the effort, Reuters reports. But he said a growing culture of giving in the region could counter the impact of the oil decline.
Zuckerberg-Chan Plan: ‘The Prize’ Author and Others Weigh In
Journalist Dale Russakoff, whose book dissected the missteps that followed Mark Zuckerberg’s $100 million donation to the Newark, N.J., school district, writes in The Washington Post that the Facebook chief executive’s new $45 billion philanthropic plan shows he learned important lessons from that controversial earlier project.
Duluth Diocese in Bankruptcy After $4.8 Million Abuse Award
The Minnesota city’s Catholic diocese filed for Chapter 11 protection on Monday after being ordered by a jury last month to pay millions of dollars to a man who was sexually abused by a local priest in the 1970s, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Pay-for-Success Financing: An Overview
In the first of three video briefings, experts share their learnings and advice on pay-for-success financing.