China Set to Enact Law Restricting Foreign Nonprofits
Amid a campaign by Beijing against unwanted foreign influences, Chinese lawmakers could vote this week for legislation that would give police authority to put overseas nonprofits on a permanent blacklist, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Doctors Without Borders Resumes Refugee Rescue Operation
The global aid group relaunched efforts to safeguard people making the dangerous Mediterranean Sea crossing to Europe three months after it suspended the operation and called on the European Union to do more for migrants, the Thomson Reuters Foundation reports.
Many Donor-Advised Funds Don’t Disclose Executive Pay
The top 11 funds affiliated with a commercial entity control more than $30 billion in assets, but seven of them reported no compensation for their leaders, a Chronicle analysis of IRS data has found.
By Peter Olsen-Phillips
Contributor
IRS Issues Rules Favorable to Foundations on Program-Related Investments
The new regulations are designed to encourage grant makers to make investments in areas such as education and the environment that can result in societal benefits and simultaneously generate income.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
In Lawsuit Over Koch Charity, Calif. Regulators Lose Bid to Demand Donor Names
A federal judge ruled that the state had not done enough to protect the confidentiality of donor identities and violated free-speech rules.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
L.A. Hospital to Pay $450,000 for Alleged Patient Dumping
The settlement agreement arises from city officials’ charge that Good Samaritan Hospital released a homeless man with only a bus token after treating him for a foot injury in late 2014, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Judge OKs Deal Creating $265 Million Native American Trust
The federal discrimination settlement approved Wednesday will distribute more than $300 million to nonprofits serving Native American farmers and ranchers, most of it through a new philanthropy, The Washington Post reports.
High Court Compromise in Contraceptive Case Appears Out of Reach
An effort by a divided Supreme Court to forge an agreement in the contentious legal fight between the Obama administration and religious nonprofits over the Affordable Care Act’s mandate of birth-control coverage for employees appears to have fallen short, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Group Helps Charities Focus on Programs, Not Overhead
Mission Edge in San Diego provides an unusually broad array of low-cost administrative services, freeing its clients to do more with less.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Heirs Press Suit on Family Foundation’s $600 Million Loss
The Supreme Court of South Dakota is set to hear arguments next week in a case brought by the sons of a late frozen-food magnate against the board of their father’s foundation over its massive losses on offshore property investments, reports the Argus Leader of Sioux Falls.
Federal Officials Warn States on Cutting Off Planned Parenthood Funding
The Obama administration issued a letter to state Medicaid directors Tuesday outlining potential violations of federal law if states halt payments from the health program to Planned Parenthood, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Chicago Eyes Site Shift for Stalled Lucas Museum Project
Hoping to kick-start the building of Star Wars creator George Lucas’s planned Chicago showcase for his collection of art and movie memorabilia, currently mired in a legal fight, city officials have proposed a new location on the Lake Michigan waterfront, reports the Chicago Tribune.
Clintons Gave 11% of Income to Charity in 2014; Sanderses Gave 4%
Bill and Hillary Clinton contributed $3 million of their $28 million in adjusted gross income to nonprofit groups, while Bernie and Jane Sanders donated $8,350 on $205,000 in earnings, according to the Associated Press.
Iowa Regents President Has Given Only a Third of His 2008 Pledge of $5 Million
Bruce Rastetter’s pledge is for a training complex for the University of Iowa’s football program, according to an Associated Press analysis.
GiveDirectly to Provide ‘Basic Income’ for Poor in Kenya
The nonprofit, which gives money to the poor in Kenya and Uganda, will test the concept of a basic income by giving 6,000 Kenyans enough cash to meet basic needs over 10 years, Vox reports.
New Leader Chosen for the Trust for the National Mall
Catherine Townsend, a nonprofit consultant, previously headed a fund that raises money for the D.C. public schools, reports the Washington Business Journal.