While some institutions ask philanthropists to sign a morals clause that could permit removal of the donor’s name from a property if a future scandal were to arise, there is no such agreement in this case. Florino says she doesn’t find the absence of this clause unusual.
These three entertainers were motivated by personal reasons during their lifetimes to donate to causes that helped their communities.
Today Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) introduced the so-called ACE Act which would restrict charitable giving, ultimately reducing the funds available to U.S. charities and the most vulnerable who benefit from them.
Donor-advised funds are under congressional scrutiny today with pending federal legislation aimed at, among other things, limiting donor privacy.
In recognition of National School Choice Week, Philanthropy Roundtable Adjunct Senior Fellow Patrice Onwuka, also a co-host on WMAL’s “O’Connor & Company,” highlighted the issue on the show in a conversation with co-host Larry O’Connor.
While New York still has a long way to go in protecting the privacy of donors, Senate Bill 4817A is a step in the right direction of preserving that free speech.
Last week, Philanthropy Roundtable President and CEO Elise Westhoff, along with Chairman of the Board Rick Graber, participated in the organization’s second annual State of the Roundtable.
This past November, the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) released the second edition of “No U.S. History? How College History Departments Leave the United States out of the Major.”
If the goal is really to accelerate charitable giving, the last thing Congress should do is handcuff givers by overregulating charitable giving accounts.
Among all of his accomplishments, Franklin’s remarkable work in the field of philanthropy also deserves recognition.
Philanthropy Roundtable Adjunct Senior Fellow Patrice Onwuka writes in Philanthropy Daily that private giving plays a key role in knocking down barriers and helping Black Americans.
The Woodson Center’s mission is “to empower community-based leaders to promote solutions that reduce crime and violence, restore families, revitalize underserved communities and assist in the creation of economic enterprise.”