Audit Cites Colo. Disability Group for ‘Shameful’ Misspending
Denver officials released an audit Thursday accusing Rocky Mountain Human Services, a nonprofit contractor serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, of misusing some $1.8 million in taxpayer funds, The Denver Post and The Denver Channel report.
Budget Deal Would Block IRS From Changing Nonprofit Politicking Rules
The agreement struck this week by congressional leaders includes a temporary ban on the Internal Revenue Service using federal funds to revise rules on political spending by tax-exempt “social welfare” groups, reports The Washington Post.
Nonprofits Set to Get $20 Million in U.S. Funds for Security
The omnibus spending bill set for congressional approval in the coming days includes the largest allocation in eight years for grants to nonprofits to beef up their security measures, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency writes.
Cancer Charity That Raised $10 Million Admits Bogus Claims
The Brooklyn-based National Children’s Leukemia Foundation acknowledged in a settlement with New York State authorities that donor pitches touting its bone-marrow registry, cancer-research center in Israel, and grant-a-wish program for young patients were exaggerated or false, the Forward reports.
Minn. Grants Aim to Stem Radicalization in Somali Community
A Somali-American nonprofit in Minneapolis will divvy up some $400,000 in federal and private funds as part of a pilot project to counter jihadist recruitment among youths in immigrant communities, the Star Tribune writes.
Former Field Museum Worker Charged in Alleged $900,000 Theft
A woman who worked for nearly 11 years at the Chicago natural-history museum was charged with embezzlement Tuesday, days after the Field revealed a more than $900,000 fund diversion, the Chicago Sun-Times and Crain’s Chicago Business write.
Anti-Islam Group Cited by Trump Roils Wisc. Politics
The Bradley Foundation, a prominent Wisconsin conservative nonprofit, and the state’s Republican senator are distancing themselves from the Center for Security Policy, a think tank Donald Trump has cited to back up his call to suspend Muslim immigration, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel writes.
Ford Foundation to ‘Reimagine’ N.Y. Building in Renovation
Foundation President Darren Walker tells The New York Times that the fund will get rid of its palatial presidential suite and “reimagine the building as a public-service facility.”
S. Carolina School District Drops Ties With Faith Charities
The Florence, S.C., public-school system will no longer endorse religious charities after receiving a warning letter from a secular advocacy organization over its support for Christian nonprofit Operation Christmas Child, reports the Charlotte Observer.
Field Museum Worker Allegedly Stole $900,000 in Member Fees
Federal authorities are investigating the alleged theft by a former employee of the Chicago natural-history museum who collected money for memberships at the door, according to the Chicago Tribune.
Hedge Fund Closes Deal to Run Calif. Catholic Hospital Group
Daughters of Charity Health System announced Monday that it has finalized a $260 million investment agreement that will see a New York hedge fund take over management of its six nonprofit hospitals in the San Francisco Bay and Los Angeles areas, reports the San Jose Mercury News.
Report Blasts British Charities on Mission Spending
Nearly one in five major British nonprofits spends less than half of its annual fundraising take on direct charitable activities, according to new research cited by The Telegraph.
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.
Finance Controversy Hits Giving to State Charity Drive in Fla.
Florida state employees rescinded donations totaling more than $172,000 to the workplace charity campaign amid media reports that more than half the money raised goes to a for-profit management company, according to the Tallahassee Democrat.
More Religious Colleges Get Waivers From Discrimination Law
A growing number of faith-affiliated colleges and universities are seeking exemptions from Title IX, the 1972 federal law barring discrimination on the basis of sex in education, as a result of changing legal and social mores on sexuality and gender identity, reports The New York Times.
Ex-Head of Jared Fogle Charity Gets 27 Years for Child Porn
Russell Taylor, former executive director of the Jared Foundation, was sentenced Thursday to 27 years in federal prison for producing sexual images of minors that he shared with Jared Fogle, the former pitchman for Subway who founded the nonprofit, reports the Associated Press.