Charity Governance

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• MISSOURI TAKES UPMIFA FOR A TEST DRIVE: DENIES STANDING TO A DONOR

  Dateline: November 11, 2009, Chicago Yesterday, the Missouri Court of Appeals (Western District, Division III) affirmed a trial court’s dismissal of lawsuit filed by a donor against a charity for lack of standing. Hardt v.…

• STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL SHOULD INVESTIGATE KIVA.ORG AND CONSIDER ENFORCEMENT ACTION IF THE FINDINGS WARRANT

  DATELINE: November 9, 2009, Chicago Stephanie Strom of the New York Times reveals an apparent violation of the public trust by Kiva.org, a charity that Strom describes as “the country’s latest celebrated charity.” Confusion on…

• NEW JERSEY ATTORNEY GENERAL BRINGS LAWSUIT IN WHAT COULD TURN OUT TO BE THE NONPROFIT CASE OF THE YEAR--PART II

  DATELINE: September 30, 2009, Chicago Read Part I of New Jersey Attorney General Brings Lawsuit in What Could Turn Out To Be the Nonprofit Case of the Year Train wrecks always make for great photographs,…

• NEW JERSEY ATTORNEY GENERAL BRINGS LAWSUIT IN WHAT COULD TURN OUT TO BE THE NONPROFIT CASE OF THE YEAR—PART I

  DATELINE: September 29, 2009, Chicago A little under two weeks ago, New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram filed sued against the trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology, Harold J. Raveche, Lawrence Babbio, and unnamed…

• IT’S EVERYBODY ELSE’S FAULT: FEDS INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPT ILLINOIS STATE FUNDED CHARITY

  DATELINE: September 28, 2009, Chicago The Illinois Legislature was persuaded several years ago to fund the Let’s Talk, Let’s Test Foundation (LTLTF) to the tune of $3 million a year. LTLTF's mission is to fight…

• OPPOSITION GROWING TO SENATOR GRASSLEY’S EFFORTS TO USE THE COVER OF NIGHT

  Hear the screams from Center 42 Loud enough to bust your brains out The opposition's tongue is cut in two Keep off the streets cause you're in danger One hundred thousand disparos Lost in the…

• PROVENA HOSPITAL CASE MAY BE DECIDED BY ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT’S RULES RATHER THAN ON THE MERITS

  DATELINE: September 24, 2009, Chicago Yesterday the Illinois Supreme Court heard 55 minutes of oral arguments in the Provena Covenant Hospital property-tax exemption case. The Illinois Attorney General is contesting the claimed exemption, arguing that…

• SENATOR GRASSLEY AND HIS STAFF SHOULD BUTT OUT OF HEALTH CARE REFORM

  DATELINE: September 23, 2009, Chicago There is a time and place for everything. Now is not the time or place for Senator Grassley’s crusade against what he claims to be excessive executive compensation in the…

• STEVE MILLER CREATES NEW JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXEMPT ORGANIZATION LAWYERS AND ACCOUNTANTS

  DATELINE: September 23, 2009, Chicago Steve Miller, Director of the IRS’s Large and Midsize Business Division, not so long ago headed the IRS’s Tax-Exempt and Government Entities Division. Many EO lawyers and accountants associate Miller…

• CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL ON THE ATTACK

  DATELINE: September 14, 2009, Chicago The California Attorney General has brought suit against individuals associated with the L.B. Research and Education Foundation (Foundation). Raja Abdulrahim, UCLA Surgeon Sued for Benefiting From His Own Charity, L.A.…