http://philanthropy.com/section/Government/253/ Sat, 25 May 2013 09:21:01 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/139447/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Top-IRS-Official-Defends/139447/ Lois Lerner, who oversees applications for tax-exempt status, said she did not hide anything from Congress about the tax agency's efforts to single out conservative groups for scrutiny.

]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 16:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/139431/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Lois-Lerner-a-Top-IRS/139431/ Ms. Lerner, who oversees monitoring of tax-exempt groups, has been accused of hiding news from Congress about efforts to single out conservative groups for scrutiny.

]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 18:03:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/139413/ http://philanthropy.com/article/How-Many-Groups-Applied-for/139413/ Applications and approvals for advocacy groups and charities hadn't yet started to rise when the Internal Revenue Service began giving extra scrutiny to certain groups.

]]> Mon, 20 May 2013 16:28:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/139391/ http://philanthropy.com/article/IRS-Official-Takes-Tough/139391/ 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.

]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 17:34:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/139273/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Inside-the-IRS-Tea-Party/139273/ The disclosure that the Internal Revenue Service had singled out applications from conservative advocacy groups seeking tax-exempt status for extra scrutiny has raised questions about the agency’s ability to regulate charities. See updated coverage of the controversy and documents that offer context on what it means to nonprofits.

 

]]> Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/139263/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Groups-Could-Have-Sued-IRS/139263/ 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. More coverage »

]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 11:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/139261/ http://philanthropy.com/article/NY-to-Consider-Nonprofit/139261/ Board members would be required to take a more active role in fighting excessive executive compensation and discouraging sweetheart deals.

]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 09:43:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/139173/ http://philanthropy.com/article/ProPublica-Launches-Online/139173/ A new service provides free access to a decade's worth of data on 615,000 charities.

]]> Thu, 09 May 2013 22:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/139111/ http://philanthropy.com/article/House-Committee-Lays-Out/139111/ The Ways and Means Committee has collected the proposals on a tax-code overhaul, including all the ones that would affect nonprofits.

]]> Tue, 07 May 2013 23:11:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138989/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Charities-Veer-From-Record/138989/ 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.

]]> Sun, 05 May 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/139063/ http://philanthropy.com/article/State-Cuts-May-Force-an/139063/ 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.

]]> Sun, 05 May 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138991/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Charity-Loses-Aid-From/138991/ 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 service.

]]> Sun, 05 May 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138987/ http://philanthropy.com/article/As-Need-Spikes-Hunger-Charity/138987/ 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 visits.

]]> Sun, 05 May 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138979/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Federal-Funds-Helped-Group/138979/ Community Action Partnership of Mid-Nebraska got a big infusion from the federal stimulus, allowing it to serve more people and hire more workers. But that money ran out last year, and now it must retrench.

]]> Sun, 05 May 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138985/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Education-Charity-Grows-by/138985/ Citizen Schools expanded its services to eight states in large part by focusing on ways to attract money from local school districts and federal programs that serve needy students.

]]> Sun, 05 May 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/139067/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Interactive-The-Growth-of/139067/ See how government support has changed for different types of nonprofit organizations.

]]> Fri, 03 May 2013 14:27:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138837/ http://philanthropy.com/article/34-Colleges-Underpaid-Federal/138837/ Nearly 20 percent of the private colleges audited broke rules for nonprofit groups in determining the compensation of their chief executive.

]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138623/ http://philanthropy.com/article/20-Promise-Zones-Would-Get/138623/ President Obama wants to encourage troubled communities to improve education , housing, jobs, and law enforcement.

]]> Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138621/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Preschool-Programs-Could-Get/138621/ The federal government would spend $2-billion next year to ensure all kids from needy families participate in early-learning programs.

]]> Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138625/ http://philanthropy.com/article/500-Million-Plan-Would/138625/ President Obama wants to expand an idea that gives an incentive to programs that can prove they save money for society in the long run.

]]> Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138481/ http://philanthropy.com/article/White-House-Seeks-to-Force/138481/ The Obama administration wants to phase in over the next three years a rule that would extend the requirement to groups that have assets of less than $10-million.

]]> Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:40:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138477/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Obama-Budget-Shows-Promise-for/138477/ The proposal would add money to education and health-care organizations, but it would also limit the value of deductions for charitable contributions.

]]> Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:12:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138425/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Obama-to-Renew-Call-to-Limit/138425/ The White House estimates that the new limit would generate $321-billion in additional revenue through 2021.

]]> Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:30:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138395/ http://philanthropy.com/article/IRS-Takes-Step-to-Make-Charity/138395/ Under pressure from nonprofit advocates, the agency makes it easier to analyze the finances of the nation's tax-exempt groups.

]]> Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:07:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138347/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Sizing-Up-the-Nonprofit-World/138347/ New IRS data show growth of nonprofits boomed over the past two decades but has slowed considerably in the past two years. 

 

]]> Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:03:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138277/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Number-of-Charities-and/138277/ New figures from the Internal Revenue Service show a continued slowing in the number of charities created in the United States.

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