Peter Olsen-Phillips
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Nonprofits Are Slow to Take Up E-Filing of Public Tax Documents
One third still choose paper tax returns over e-filing, IRS records show. Critics say transparency suffers as a result. → Read More
Corporate Cash Giving Rises 5%, Exclusive Chronicle Survey Shows
Total giving, including products, grew 8 percent, driven mainly by overseas donations of drugs by large pharmaceutical companies. → Read More
Compensation Far Outstrips Grants at Some Small Foundations, Chronicle Study Finds
Our look at 20,000 foundations identified 49 at which the compensation paid to staff and board members accounted for more than half of the foundations’ charitable grant making. → Read More
Nonprofit Endowments Performed Sluggishly in 2016, Chronicle Data Shows
With endowments struggling to generate robust returns, experts wonder if charities and foundations should tighten their belts — or lower their expectations. → Read More
Some Charities Misuse IRS Short Registration Form, Chronicle Data Suggests
Dozens of charities that obtained tax-exempt status using a bare-bones form intended only for very small nonprofits quickly ballooned into million dollar-plus organizations. → Read More
What to Do With a Mustang: Setting Boundaries for Gifts of Property
A donor may have a charity’s best interests at heart, but sometimes donations of products are more trouble than they’re worth. → Read More
Fidelity Charitable Knocks United Way Out of Top Place in Charity Rankings
The stunning rise of a young charity founded by a for-profit company comes as total giving to America’s 400 most successful fundraising groups increased by 7 percent. → Read More
Fidelity Charitable Knocks United Way Out of Top Place in Charity Rankings
The stunning rise of a young charity founded by a for-profit company comes as total giving to America’s 400 most successful fundraising groups increased by 7 percent. → Read More
Fidelity Charitable Knocks United Way Out of Top Place in Charity Rankings
The stunning rise of a young charity founded by a for-profit company comes as total giving to America’s 400 most successful fundraising groups increased by 7 percent. → Read More
Fidelity Overtakes United Way as New Charity Champion
For the first time, the sponsor of a donor-advised fund tops the Chronicle’s annual ranking of the 400 U.S. charities that raise the most in private support. Another first: Giving to groups on the list tops $100 billion. → Read More
Clinton Foundation Fundraising Dropped $57 Million in 2015
Big annual swings in fundraising are not unusual for the charity, but additional precipitous declines could lie ahead. → Read More
A Museum Reboots Its Gala, Connects to Its Mission, and Raises $1 Million
With acrobats and cocktail-themed science experiments, Exploratorium aims to make its annual fundraiser a can’t-miss event on San Francisco’s social calendar. → Read More
A Museum Reboots Its Gala, Connects to Its Mission, and Raises $1 Million
With acrobats and cocktail-themed science experiments, Exploratorium aims to make its annual fundraiser a can’t-miss event on San Francisco’s social calendar. → Read More
IRS Unleashes Flood of Searchable Charity Data
The public will have quicker and more in-depth access to Form 990s, the main source of public information on nonprofits. → Read More
IRS Unleashes Flood of Searchable Charity Data
The public will have quicker and more in-depth access to Form 990s, the main source of public information on nonprofits. → Read More
IRS Unleashes Flood of Searchable Charity Data
The public will have quicker and more in-depth access to Form 990s, the main source of public information on nonprofits. → Read More
30% of Nonprofits File Tax Forms on Paper, Hampering Transparency
Nearly 87,000 charities filed federal tax information on paper last year, delaying public disclosure and hindering attempts at broader analysis of the nonprofit sphere. → Read More
30% of Nonprofits Reject Digital Filing, Hampering Transparency
Nearly 87,000 charities filed federal tax information on paper last year, delaying public disclosure and hindering attempts at broader analysis of the nonprofit sphere. → Read More
Many Donor-Advised Funds Don’t Disclose Executive Pay
The top 11 funds affiliated with a commercial entity control more than $30 billion in assets, but seven of them reported no compensation for their leaders, a Chronicle analysis of IRS data has found. → Read More
Fundraising Helps Give Endowments a Strong Boost
Big charities aren’t the only ones bouncing back. The Chronicle’s survey of endowments shows that this is a great time for smaller groups as well. → Read More