As GOP Eyes Estate Tax, Muted Pushback From Charity Leaders
Some who are lobbying Congress say there are more important battles to fight.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Packard Foundation Boosts Grants to Offset Impact of Government Cuts
The California grant maker, which said it will increase its payout by up to $22 million this year, joins several large philanthropies that have responded with cash to President Trump’s victory in November.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Billionaire LinkedIn Co-Founder Defends Modern Philanthropy
Reid Hoffman also explains his plans to use his fortune for doing good. Plus, impact investing grows in India, and a New York theater company files for bankruptcy.
Daily News Roundup: Controversial Congressman’s Naming Gift Draws Fire at N.J. University
Montana Rep. Greg Gianforte’s alleged assault of a reporter last month heightens ongoing protests over the Stevens Institute of Technology’s plan to name a building after him. Also, City University of New York looks to rein in nonprofit fundraising affiliates that have come under legal scrutiny.
Special Counsel Robert Mueller: Protector of American Philanthropy
The former FBI director has history of strong leadership and fighting for the rule of law — which is critical to the power of the nonprofit world.
By Maxwell King
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: How Silicon Valley Donors Are Reshaping Education
Also, the Supreme Court rules that faith-affiliated hospitals need not abide by federal regulations on insuring employee pensions, and an art critic mounts a climate-based case for cultural institutions to reject Koch philanthropy.
Daily News Roundup: How a Conservative Charity Helped Build Trump’s White House
The David Horowitz Freedom Center, a self-styled “School for Political Welfare,” incubated hard-line positions on immigration and Islam adopted by the Trump administration. Also, the latest twist in the battle between billionaire philanthropists over Pier 55, a planned riverfront performance space in New York.
Foundations and Donors Vow to Step Up on Climate Change as U.S. Steps Back
Michael Bloomberg, who pledged another $15 million to the cause, was among those reacting swiftly and angrily to President Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris accord.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Questions Raised on Conservative News Site’s Nonprofit Ties
Most of the journalists providing content for the for-profit Daily Caller are empoyed by a foundation that shares office space with the right-wing outlet. Also, a New York drug-treatment charity admits to multimillion-dollar Medicaid fraud, and a Maine grant maker looks to turn a post-industrial town into an artist colony.
Daily News Roundup: Trump Set to Exempt Faith Groups From Birth-Control Rule
A draft White House regulation would let religiously affiliated nonprofits opt out of the Obamacare mandate that workplace health plans include contraceptive care. Also, Illinois shuts down a controversial telemarketer, and Michael Bloomberg talks about the fight against noncommunicable diseases.
Conservative Foundations Aren’t Racing to Change Grants Strategy Because of Trump
Concerns about the president’s ideological allegiance and his troubled White House may be getting in the way of an aggressive approach by right-leaning grant makers.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Ford Foundation to Return to Detroit With Satellite Office
The grant maker is re-establishing a physical presence in its native city 64 years after moving its headquarters to New York. Also, Google co-founder Sergey Brin is reportedly building the world’s largest aircraft with a charitable purpose in mind.
When Government Pulls Back, Donors Don’t Always Step Up, Study Says
Upending conventional wisdom, West Virginia University researchers found that gifts to libraries declined after cuts in public funding. Still unknown: whether the findings apply to other types of charitable giving.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Daily News Roundup: Trump Targets Obamacare Rule Opposed by Faith Charities
The White House is set to relax the mandate on birth-control coverage in employee health-care plans, which religious nonprofits have fought bitterly. Also, a political scientist looks at the NAACP’s leadership crisis, and Charlotte, N.C.'s property boom disrupts a major charity program.
As a Slimmed-Down Tax Plan Grows More Likely, Nonprofits Shudder
Charities fear a drop in donations even if Congress charts a far less ambitious course than President Trump’s proposal.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Trump Breaks Presidential Tradition on Service Programs
The president’s budget plan slashes service programs that have long enjoyed support from both Republican and Democratic administrations. Also, wealthy Arabs begin to embrace large-scale public giving, and Texas is poised to let adoption organizations bypass prospective parents based on their faith or sexual orientation.