Judge Allows Suit Against George Lucas Museum to Proceed
A federal judge denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit opposing construction of the Star Wars creator’s planned museum on Chicago’s lakefront, keeping in place the last obstacle to construction, the Chicago Tribune reports.
Hearing Could Clear Final Roadblock for George Lucas Museum
A federal judge will hear arguments Thursday in a Chicago preservation nonprofit’s legal challenge to movie mogul George Lucas’s plan for a privately funded museum on the Lake Michigan waterfront, reports the Chicago Tribune.
Donald Trump’s Philanthropy: How Generous Is He?
The presidential candidate last made a donation to his foundation in 2008. Its grants have been fueled mostly by other people’s donations.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Study Says Tax Rates Have Little Effect on Philanthropy
The review by Britain’s Charities Aid Foundation found that how much people give to charity is not influenced by whether they live in a country with high or low tax rates, reports the Financial Times.
Ex-Head of Medical Group Gets 4 Years in $2 Million Theft
Michael Parry admitted funneling money from the Maryland-based American Registry of Pathology into a personal account to support what prosecutors termed a “lavish lifestyle with multiple residences,” The Washington Post reports.
Foundation Seeks Proposals for Tech Tools to Fight Slavery
San Francisco-based anti-slavery charity Humanity United is teaming with federal agencies and other groups to develop technological means to track and combat the use of forced labor worldwide, writes The Wall Street Journal.
State Reviews Clearing Planned Parenthood on Fetal Tissue
A dozen states that launched investigations of alleged sales of fetal organs by Planned Parenthood clinics have closed the inquiries without finding evidence of illegal tissue transactions, according to NPR.
Charity Navigator Adds Wounded Warrior Project to ‘Watchlist’
The move comes after reports criticized the veterans group’s spending and management practices.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Politically Prominent Philadelphian Accused of Charity Fraud
The well-connected former board president of a mental-health nonprofit was charged Wednesday with siphoning hundreds of thousands of dollars from the organization, The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
‘Dark Money’ Dominating Ad Buys in 2016 Campaign Season
Nonprofits and other entities that are not required to reveal their financial supporters have accounted for nearly two-thirds of spending on political advertisements thus far in the election season, Bloomberg writes.
Ill. Suit Accuses Fundraising Firm of Misleading Tactics
The complaint filed Wednesday by state Attorney General Lisa Madigan charges Chicago-based telemarketer Safety Publications with deceiving charity donors out of millions of dollars, the Chicago Tribune reports.
Embattled Aid Charity Changing Name and Leaving Washington
International Relief and Development, a global aid organization accused by the government last year of mishandling federal development funds, is moving its headquarters to Madison, Wisc., and changing its mission and brand, the Milwaukee Business Journal writes.
N.Y. Arts Groups Don’t Reflect City’s Diversity, Study Says
New York City’s cultural work force, while more racially and ethnically diverse than national arts groups, is far more white than the city as a whole, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times write, citing a new City Hall survey.
New York Times Investigation Adds to New Criticism of Wounded Warriors Charity
Just hours after CBS broadcast a report on the Wounded Warrior Project raising questions about excessive spending on conferences for staff members and other purposes, The New York Times released an extensive investigation that highlighted additional concerns.
Fla. Might Scrap State Charity Drive Amid Management Flap
Efforts by Florida lawmakers to reform the state government’s troubled workplace fundraising campaign have stalled as the governor’s office raises the prospect of eliminating the drive, the Tallahassee Democrat reports.
Abortion Foes Charged Over Planned Parenthood Video Sting
A Texas grand jury convened to investigate claims that Planned Parenthood illegally trafficked in fetal tissue has instead indicted the head of an anti-abortion activist group whose secretly shot videos fueled the allegations, reports The New York Times.