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IRS Official Takes Tough Questions at Contentious Hearing

The four-hour session included a call for another agency official to be let go but also laid bare the confusing rules that nonprofits and the IRS have to contend with.
Inside the IRS Tea Party Scandal

The disclosure that the Internal Revenue Service had singled out applications from conservative advocacy groups seeking tax-exempt status for extra scrutiny has...
Groups Could Have Sued IRS Over Delays

Organizations applying for 501(c)(3) status can sue the agency if their applications take longer than 270 days to process, according to a Treasury Department audit.
N.Y. to Consider Nonprofit Governance Overhaul

Board members would be required to take a more active role in fighting excessive executive compensation and discouraging sweetheart deals.
ProPublica Launches Online Tool to Search Nonprofit Tax Forms

A new service provides free access to a decade's worth of data on 615,000 charities.
House Committee Lays Out Options for Altering Charitable Deduction

The Ways and Means Committee has collected the proposals on a tax-code overhaul, including all the ones that would affect nonprofits.
Charities Veer From Record Government Funds to Cutbacks

A new Chronicle study finds that over the past decade, federal, state, and local aid grew much faster than private donations. But now charities are feeling pinched.
State Cuts May Force an Arizona Day Care Center to Close Its Doors

After passing on tuition increases to the poor families it serves, dipping into reserves, and reducing staff benefits, the charity says it has few options left.
Charity Loses Aid From Government but Serves Twice as Many

The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay, in Florida, increased its revenue by 49 percent largely by pushing for more private donations and expanding an ambulance and medical-van...
As Need Spikes, Hunger Charity Scrambles to Cover Costs

Government aid hasn't kept up as charities face record increases in demand, so the Oregon Food Bank and local pantries are digging into their reserves and limiting client...