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The 99 Highest Revenue Nonprofits

Here’s our list of the 99 nonprofits with the highest revenues as they’ve reported to the IRS (United States Internal Revenue Service). You’ll see some familiar foundation, health system and university names (Kaiser, Stanford, Yale, Fidelity Charitable, Schwab Charitable, etc.). Revenues range from $3.6 billion to $68.1 billion (yes, billion). How many names do you recognize? Continue reading

The 99 Wealthiest Nonprofits

Here’s our list of the 99 wealthiest nonprofits based on the book value of total assets they report to the IRS (United States Internal Revenue Service). You’ll see some familiar foundation, health system and university names (Kaiser, Stanford, Yale, Gates, Harvard, Fidelity Charitable, etc.), Thrivent Financial for Lutherans tops the list. Continue reading

IRS warns of scammers using fake charities to exploit taxpayers

Fake charities a year-round plagueWhether tying themselves to a prominent cause or preying on compassion related to a...

Protect your year-end donation deductions – 2022 – a Q&A

Question #1: You use your credit card to donate to a qualified charity on December 31 this year. You don't pay the...

Tax-free IRA donations are Smart!

Give and Grin. If you are age 70½ (70.5) or older you can donate from your IRA directly to the qualified organization...

Together we can UP charity services by $36 billion a year

Individuals (that's you, me, our friends, our neighbors) donate more than $366 billion to charities a year (direct...

IRS warns that some crowdfunding money may be taxable to the recipient

From the IRS: Crowdfunding is a popular way to raise money online. People often use crowdfunding to fundraise for a...

IRS reminds us all to donate carefully after disasters to avoid scams

From the IRS: After an emergency or disaster, people rally to help victims by donating money. Unfortunately, this can...

The 99 Wealthiest Nonprofits

Here’s our list of the 99 wealthiest nonprofits based on the book value of total assets they report to the IRS (United States Internal Revenue Service). You’ll see some familiar foundation, health system and university names (Kaiser, Stanford, Yale, Gates, Harvard, Fidelity Charitable, etc.), Thrivent Financial for Lutherans tops the list. Continue reading

Tax-free IRA donations are Smart!

Give and Grin. If you are age 70½ (70.5) or older you can donate from your IRA directly to the qualified organization (see below) of your choice -- tax-free! This special IRA donation rule allows you to give up to $100,000 in a calendar year. We call this the "Grin...