April 28, 2005

What Is a Charity?

By Harvy Lipman and Elizabeth Schwinn

Key lawmakers ask fundamental questions about the types of organizations that deserve tax exemptions
Washington

One of the most powerful lawmakers on Capitol Hill last week opened a wide-ranging inquiry into nonprofit organizations, raising fundamental questions about what constitutes a charity and why some groups should receive tax-exempt status -- and promising to examine problems he sees in the nonprofit world.

"Despite the

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