Charitable Giving
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Smaller Private Foundations Still Playing Catch-Up
By Michael S. FischerAmerican private foundations with endowments of less than $50 million are struggling to get back to their prerecession levels, according to a report released Tuesday by Foundation Source.
April 19, 2012
LinkedIn Group Aids Advisors With Charity PlanningFidelity Charitable on Tuesday introduced a LinkedIn group as a resource for professional advisors involved in charitable planning.
April 18, 2012
Chinese Surprised by U.S. Charities’ Lack of State ControlA Chinese delegation on a recent East Coast tour to learn about the U.S. nonprofit sectors couldnt believe that government controls of these entities were so loose.
April 13, 2012
Donors Beware: Social Security Numbers Exposed by CharitiesNearly a fifth of nonprofits between 2001 and 2006 published social security numbers on their tax returns, which are open to the public.
April 10, 2012
U.S. Charities Saw Increased Contributions in 2011Last year, for the first time since 2007, more than half of nonprofits experienced an increase in charitable receipts, according to a new report by the Nonprofit Research Collaborative.
April 05, 2012
Most Affluent Investors Give Less Than $2,500 a Year to Charity: SurveyTwo-thirds of affluent U.S. households typically donate less than $2,500 in cash each year to one or more charitable groups, according to survey results released by Phoenix Marketing International.
April 03, 2012
Forget Meredith Whitney, as Muni Lawyer Predicts New Bankruptcy WaveMeredith Whitney was taken to task last year after predicting significant muni defaults, but public finance lawyer Dubrow says he can see a wave of Chapter 9 bankruptcies coming.
March 27, 2012
FDIC Unveils Proposed Rule Implementing Contract Enforcement Section of Dodd-Frank ActThe rule would implement 12 U.S.C. section 5390(c)(16), which permits the FDIC, as a receiver for a financial company whose failure pose a significant risk to the U.S. economys financial stability to enforce contracts of subsidiaries or affiliates of the covered financial institution.