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Category Archives: Non-profits
Current Challenges in the Nonprofit Sector
Nonprofit organizations in the United States constantly struggle with operational and financial challenges. Speculation about the common challenges faced by our nation’s nonprofits is abound, but what do the concrete statistics say? The BDO Institute for Nonprofit Excellence recently released … Continue reading
Tagged Compensation, funding, non-profit, nonprofit, nonprofit growth
Data Breaches at Nonprofits
Everyone hears about data breaches hitting large companies like Yahoo!, Home Depot, Anthem, Sony, and Target. Nonprofit organizations also have crippling data breaches. Earlier this year, a small nonprofit in Indiana fell prey to hackers, reports KQED. The organization is Little … Continue reading
Tagged non-profit, nonprofit, privacy, security
Protecting the Public from Charity Scams
Beware of charity scams. Do your homework before donating. Those are the warnings issued to the public by CNBC in a recent report about fraudulent nonprofits. The CNBC report focused on an unprecedented enforcement action in 2015. The Federal Trade … Continue reading
Tagged charities, news, non-profits, NonProfits, scams
California’s Crackdown on Nonprofits
Nonprofits should take note that there is a new sheriff in town. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is cracking down on nonprofits that are breaking the law. Becerra’s public statements indicate that he will bring stronger enforcement against charities. So … Continue reading
Tagged Attorney General, nonprofit
Seven-Figure Salaries at Nonprofits
Executive compensation at nonprofits is on the rise, according to a recent article by the Wall Street Journal. New data from the IRS shows that the number of seven-figure salaries at charities tripled between 2011 and 2014. The organizations that … Continue reading
Are Nonprofits “Follow the Money” Obsessed?
Have the leaders of nonprofits been overly incentivized to “follow the money,” resulting in a troubling shift in the composition of boards? The answer is yes according to a recent article in the Stanford Social Innovation Review. The trend may … Continue reading
Tagged accountability, directors, money, NonProfits, wall street
Form 990 Due Friday!
Form 990 is due this Friday (May 15) for all nonprofits that have a January to December tax year (other than churches, which are not required to file). If your nonprofit is not able to file a version of Form … Continue reading
990s to Get Greater Scrutiny
Late last month, the IRS announced enhanced electronic processing of Forms 990 that will result in their getting greater scrutiny to ferret out inconsistencies and missing information. According to IRS tax law specialist (and former Los Angeles-based colleague of The … Continue reading