Charity law

EndBrainCancer Initiative Continues Its Expansion

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Tuesday, March 30, 2021

According to the EndBrainCancer Initiative, this expansion of EBCI's current Board of Directors will allow the organization to flourish and grow through:

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  • According to the EndBrainCancer Initiative, this expansion of EBCI's current Board of Directors will allow the organization to flourish and grow through:
    Supporting EBCI's mission and vision with expertise throughout this transition process.
  • Identifying and securing additional sources of funding, financial opportunities, and B2B contracts which also includes making a personal financial contribution.
  • Asking the right questions to maintain focus on the organization's potential as the pre-eminent player in the brain tumor advocacy space.
  • The EndBrainCancer Initiative (EBCI, formerly the Chris Elliott Fund) is a national brain tumor patient advocacy and services organization and 501(c) 3 social enterprise with offices and its "Direct Connect" Center & Referral Clinic located in Redmond, Washington.

Touch-A-Life Foundation Adds Chris Funk as New Board Advisor

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Thursday, March 25, 2021

25, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Touch-A-Life Foundation , a non-profit organization to support the needy and underprivileged, today added Chris Funk as its newest board advisor.

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  • 25, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Touch-A-Life Foundation , a non-profit organization to support the needy and underprivileged, today added Chris Funk as its newest board advisor.
  • As a TALScouts board advisor, Chris will help provide his educational expertise and resources to further develop the TALScouts program, encouraging students to volunteer to give back to their community.
  • Chris has been in public education for the past twenty-nine years working in San Jose Unified for the past eighteen years; fourteen as an administrator.
  • For more information on the Touch-A-Life foundation, visit http://www.touchalife.org
    The Touch-A-Life Foundation is a non-profit organization (please view IRS approved exemption document 501(c)(3)), founded in 2012, to support the needy.

Community Foundations Seek to Address Racial and Social Justice Issues in 2021 – NEPC Survey

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Tuesday, March 23, 2021

The findings highlight community foundations vital role in supporting their local communities during a year of turbulence and hardship.

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  • The findings highlight community foundations vital role in supporting their local communities during a year of turbulence and hardship.
  • More than two-thirds (69%) of community foundations reported an increase in donations in 2020 and 46% reported an increase of at least 10%.
  • In parallel, community foundations increased their grantmaking efforts to address racial and social justice issues (reported by 91%) and healthcare-related causes (reported by 83%) over the last year.
  • NEPCs Community Foundation Survey was fielded in March 2021 and includes the perspectives of the nations leading community foundations and their leaders.

ALTA Good Deeds Foundation Awards $125K in Grants

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Thursday, March 18, 2021

WASHINGTON, March 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The American Land Title Association (ALTA) Good Deeds Foundation , the registered 501(c)(3) charitable organization founded by ALTA , the national trade association of the land title insurance industry, today announced the recipients of $125,000 in grants.

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  • WASHINGTON, March 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The American Land Title Association (ALTA) Good Deeds Foundation , the registered 501(c)(3) charitable organization founded by ALTA , the national trade association of the land title insurance industry, today announced the recipients of $125,000 in grants.
  • "The Foundation's mission centers on the idea that 'good deeds grow communities,'" said Foundation Board Chair Mary O'Donnell, president and CEO of Westcor Land Title Insurance Co. "The stories of these organizations and the ALTA members who support them were incredibly moving and telling of our industry's commitment to building and strengthening local communities."
  • Good deeds are woven into the fabric of who they are.
  • Founded in 2020 by the American Land Title Association, the ALTA Good Deeds Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

Western Union Foundation Aids 200,000 People in 33 Countries with Career & COVID-19 Support in 2020

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Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Im proud of all the ways Western Union responded to COVID in 2020, including through our philanthropy, said President and CEO Hikmet Ersek.

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  • Im proud of all the ways Western Union responded to COVID in 2020, including through our philanthropy, said President and CEO Hikmet Ersek.
  • Our ability to make these positive impacts is only possible through the enduring support of many organizations and people, including Western Union employees.
  • The Western Union Foundation believes that education is the surest pathway to economic opportunity.
  • The Western Union Foundation is a separate, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charitable corporation and receives support from The Western Union Company, its employees, agents, and business partners.

Art Contest Opportunity for Wisconsin Public School Students

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Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Building people up through artistic expression is the theme of the sixth annual student art contest sponsored by WEA Member Benefits and the WEA Member Benefits Foundation.

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  • Building people up through artistic expression is the theme of the sixth annual student art contest sponsored by WEA Member Benefits and the WEA Member Benefits Foundation.
  • The "Best in Class" award is named in memory of Loeymae Lange, a former art teacher at Cooper Elementary school in Burlington, Wisconsin.
  • More information about the art contest, including contest rules, eligibility, and art submission information is available at weabenefits.com/studentartcontest .
  • The WEA Member Benefits Foundation, Inc., launched in March 2019 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity that supports Wisconsin public education through grants and charitable donations to public educators, public schools, and the communities they serve.

ASU Students From Underrepresented Communities to Benefit From Charles Schwab Foundation Endowed Scholarship

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Monday, March 1, 2021

The program funded through Charles Schwab Foundation will provide financial assistance and professional development opportunities to students from underrepresented communities.

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  • The program funded through Charles Schwab Foundation will provide financial assistance and professional development opportunities to students from underrepresented communities.
  • Underrepresented students in the financial planning program at W. P. Carey are eligible to apply for approximately $10,000 a year in scholarship funds.
  • Charles Schwab Foundation is an independent nonprofit public benefit corporation, funded by The Charles Schwab Corporation and classified by the IRS as a charity under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
  • The Foundation is neither a part of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (member SIPC) nor its parent company, The Charles Schwab Corporation.

Combat Veteran Establishes Magda Khalifa Foundation to Help Recipients Find Inner Peace

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Thursday, February 25, 2021

The Mission of Magda Khalifa Foundation is to serve recipients in the attainment of inner peace and significance, through charitable organizations whose programs support the tenets of the Freedom Triangle (TM).

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  • The Mission of Magda Khalifa Foundation is to serve recipients in the attainment of inner peace and significance, through charitable organizations whose programs support the tenets of the Freedom Triangle (TM).
  • Magda Khalifa Foundation is a fiscal sponsorship fund of Legacy Global Foundation, a public 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
  • Magda Khalifa Foundation makes grants to qualified charitable or non-profit organizations, and to qualified individuals.
  • Any donation to Magda Khalifa Foundation may be tax deductible per IRS rules.

National Study Confirms Continued Need for Local Police Foundations as Essential to Productive Community and Police Department Relationships

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Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Additionally, the study identified areas needing improvement, leading to more productive community dialogue and future awareness, support, and expansion of police foundations across the nation.

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  • Additionally, the study identified areas needing improvement, leading to more productive community dialogue and future awareness, support, and expansion of police foundations across the nation.
  • Police foundations have been in operation for 50 years, and there are 250 such nonprofit organizations in the U.S. and Canada.
  • Totaling the populations of cities whose police foundations participated in the survey could translate to police foundations supporting essential community needs for more than 25 million people nationwide.
  • Additionally, the data showed that police foundations supported different kinds of local police department technology and equipment needs.

Charitable Foundations Are Accumulating Great Wealth as Charities Struggle

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Wednesday, February 17, 2021

It asks the Federal Government to stop allowing charitable foundations from accumulating greater wealth, and to increase their percentage of assets granted to our struggling charities helping to serve millions of Canadians in need.

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  • It asks the Federal Government to stop allowing charitable foundations from accumulating greater wealth, and to increase their percentage of assets granted to our struggling charities helping to serve millions of Canadians in need.
  • "At a time when Canadian charities are struggling to meet the increasing demand for their services, we need to ensure that foundations are doing their fair share.
  • During this same period of rapid growth, foundations have decreased their actual percentage of assets granted to charities.
  • Hallward recognizes that some foundations may protest, as they prefer to preserve capital and grow their wealth for future charitable support.