Charles E. Grassley Archives

March 5, 2009Charities Say Government Is Ignoring Them in Crisis

Like many for-profit companies, charities are seeking help from the government, and they are upset that policy makers do not understand how much the recession has hurt them.

February 13, 2009IRS Releases Long-Awaited Report on Hospital Pay and Services

The Internal Revenue Service today released findings from a much-anticipated study of nearly 500 nonprofit hospitals that is sure to raise controversy over how much compensation hospitals pay to top officials and how hospitals set that compensation.

February 11, 2009Senate-Passed Stimulus Bill Does Not Include Philanthropy Measures

The economic-stimulus package passed by the Senate today does not include a number of measures that nonprofit and foundation leaders had proposed to help ease the impact of the recession on the philanthropic world.

January 29, 2009Senator Encourages Foundations to 'Step Up and Help' Charities

As Independent Sector and other nonprofit associations in Washington push Congress to help cash-strapped charities, at least one key member of the Senate is resisting the move.