December 11, 2003
Pew's Shift to Charity Status Goes Against What Is Best for the Public
The Pew Charitable Trusts, one of the nation's largest private foundations, will become a charity on January 1. The switch is a bad precedent for foundations, and it could have adverse consequences for other charities and the public at large.
The Internal Revenue Service's decision allowing Pew to switch to charity status is nothing short of legal gimmickry.
The IRS requires any group that wants to become and remain a charity to meet what is called a public-support test. That
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