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Senators issue bipartisan call to restore donors’ tax breaks
Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers called Thursday for restoring the charitable deduction for donors who don’t itemize their taxes, a priority for nonprofits nationwide, but a key senator was noncommittal on the question of whether to support legislation designed to boost payouts from foundations and donor-advised funds.
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News about grants, giftsThe UMass Chan Medical School received a US$ 15 million donation from alumni Dan and Diane Casey Riccio. The gift includes US$ 10 million for what will be named the Riccio ALS Accelerator Initiative and US$ 5 million to expand and endow the...
Jewish Federations eye security improvements for communities
A year before the massacre at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue, a security director from the city's Jewish federation came to the house of worship to train its religious school staff and rabbi on how to respond to violent situations. At the time, Stephen Weiss...
US backs rare flower habitat amid Nevada lithium mine fight
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed designating critical habitat for a Nevada wildflower it plans to list as endangered amid a conflict over a mine to produce lithium batteries for electric vehicles critical to the Biden administration's...
4.22.19 US News
The Salk Institute’s Harnessing Plants Initiative receives more than $35 million through The Audacious Project, Dr. Pamela Davis presents at the 2019 FabLearn Conference in NYC, AFP-Florida to host the Planet Philanthropy conference in St. Augustine, and more.
4.15.19 NC News
The Winston-Salem Foundation awards four Community Grants totaling $66,100, MDC launches the new Passing Gear Philanthropy Institute, Durham Rescue Mission to host their Annual Easter Community Dinner and Easter Basket Give-away, and more.
4.15.19 US News
Intel Foundation awards $1.25 million in grants through the She Will Connect initiative, San Diego Zoo Global will be featured in an all-new series from Animal Planet, the Peter G. Peterson Foundation and the Ford Foundation launch US 2050, and more.
4.8.19 NC News
Boy Scout Daniel Williams fills 400 backpacks for Healing Transitions’ long-term recovery program, State Archives of North Carolina seeks volunteers to transcribe records of men enlisted during World War I, Jazz Arts Initiative is now JazzArts Charlotte, and more.
4.8.19 US News
News about gifts, grants Children's Hospital of Orange County received a $5 million gift from the William, Jeff and Jennifer Gross Family Foundation to expand its Small Baby Unit on its main hospital campus. Designed for infants born at less than 28 weeks...
4.1.19 NC News
Eno River Farmers Market gets grant from Carolina Farm Credit, Peter Buffett comes to the Carolina Theater, Governor Cooper declares North Carolina as an Employment First State, Special Olympics NC hosts 2019 Plane Pull, and more.
4.1.19 US News
Parkland Health & Hospitals gives Beads of Courage to youngest burn survivors, Norwegian airlines unveiled its newest tail fin hero, Brooklyn Community Foundation launches $10 million fund for older adults, Blue Card Gala for Holocaust survivors moves to NYC’s Center415 to meet registration demand, and more.
3.25.19 US News
Sierra Club and SunPower partner to encourage members to go solar, Arts in the Armed Forces gets $200,000 from Craig Newmark Philanthropies, TruFund Financial Services launches The Wisdom Fund to support women entrepreneurs, and more.
3.25.19 NC News
U.S. veterans to receive free pharmacogenetic testing donation-funded program, Carvers Creek State Park names new superintendent, North Carolina Community Foundation seeks grant applications throughout the state, Potters of the Piedmont Pottery Festival happens in April, and more.
3.25.19 International News
Exodus Travels creates documentary on female porters, Cummings Foundation gives $25 million to build the University of Global Health Equity in rural Rwanda, Partners in Health brings tuberculosis testing and treatment via van, and more.