Black Live Matter Groups Issue Call for Reparations
Demands that African-Americans be compensated for historical wrongs and that the death penalty be abolished were part of a six-point platform released Monday by more than 60 organizations connected to the national racial-justice movement, The New York Times writes.
Charity Care at Pa. Hospitals Lags Behind Other States
Free care to low-income patients amounted to less than 1 percent of revenue at nearly two-thirds of Pennsylvania’s hospitals in 2014, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports, citing data that medical centers provided to the state agency that monitors health-care costs.
Turkish Complaint Prompts Tex. Review of Charter Schools
Texas’s education agency is looking into the operations of nonprofit network Harmony Public Schools, which Turkey’s government links to an expatriate Muslim cleric it claims orchestrated last month’s failed coup, the Houston Chronicle and The Wall Street Journal report.
Road to Hershey Trust Deal Paved With ‘Toxic’ Board Battles
A New York Times business column traces the web of financial deals and board disputes that brought on last week’s agreement with Pennsylvania regulators to reform governance at the $12 billion charity that controls the Hershey Company.
Opinion: Clinton Foundation Donors Backed Russian Tech Venture
Major U.S. tech companies that have contributed to the Clinton Foundation heeded calls by the Hillary Clinton-led State Department to invest in a Kremlin effort to develop a Russian equivalent of Silicon Valley, according to a Wall Street Journal column.
After the Conventions, Time for Foundations to Focus on Change
Whatever the election results, the country could be facing political gridlock for years — so it’s up to philanthropy to push for solutions to the nation’s problems.
By Vince Stehle
Contributor
Donors Offer $70 Million for Mich. City to Create Foundation
Kalamazoo officials are moving forward with a proposal to take a page from philanthropy to close the city’s budget deficit, cut taxes, and fund long-delayed projects, the Kalamazoo Gazette reports.
Nonprofits and Mass. Towns Tussle Over Tax Proposal
The Boston Globe looks at the battle between charities and local governments in Massachusetts over a state bill that would assess levies on some nonprofit-owned real estate.
Chicago’s Jackson Park to Be Home of Obama Library
The $500 million center will sit between Lake Michigan and the University of Chicago in the historic South Side park, the Chicago Tribune and the Associated Press write, citing sources familiar with the selection process.
Clinton Foundation Donors Said to Be Irked by Lack of DNC Access
Big contributors to the Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton Foundation are griping that their gifts to the charity aren’t getting them admitted to exclusive events at the Democratic National Convention put on for major campaign donors, according to The Huffington Post.
GOP and Democrats Take Strong Stances on Political Activity
The Republicans want to end a rule that bars charities and foundations from spending on political campaigns, while the Democrats want to limit spending by advocacy groups.
By Suzanne Garment and LESLIE LENKOWSKY
Fraud Concerns Prompt U.S. to Freeze Some Syria Aid Contracts
The government has put more than $200 million in contracts for humanitarian aid to Syria on hold amid fears that corruption is draining money from relief efforts, reports The Washington Post.
Charges Against Activists Behind Planned Parenthood Videos Dropped
Prosecutors in Houston dismissed all charges Tuesday against anti-abortion campaigners who targeted the organization in a series of guerrilla videos released last summer, the Houston Chronicle reports.
Hershey Trust Board Reaches Pact With Pa. Regulators
Trustees of the $12 billion charity that owns Hershey Co. have reached an unofficial agreement with the Pennsylvania attorney general’s office that could settle a long-running governance dispute and head off a court battle, Reuters reports.
Vice Presidential Contender Kaine Pushed for Cap on Tax Deductions
The Virginia senator Hillary Clinton chose as her running mate has pushed limits on all deductions, including those for charity and for high-income earners, and promoted conservation tax credits for donors.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Simpler System Will Let Charities Register in Multiple States at Once
The Single Portal Initiative is designed to reduce burdens placed on nonprofits to comply with a patchwork of state charity-registration laws.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor