Enchanted with the Elitist of Exempt Endowments
Many have seen implications for the underlying legal structure and practice of American philanthropy in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017’s excise tax on the investment income…
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Backdoor Foreign Influence Schemes Should Continue to Be a Presidential Priority
In October, a State Department issued a succinct press release that expressed the administration’s concern over foreign funding in the U.S. nonprofit world, “the academic community, think tanks, and various…
Donor Intent Case Settlement Announcement
A settlement has been announced in the Robertson family’s important donor intent lawsuit against Princeton University. From the CRC website: Robertson v. Princeton A settlement has been announced…
Harvard’s Endowment Shrinks
Harvard University’s mammoth endowment shrunk to about $37 billion from $45 billion. Boo hoo.
Weekly Top 5: Five Ways Environmental Extremism Is Mucking Things Up This Week
Be sure to check out the newest edition of State Environmental Watch’s Weekly Top 5. This week, we take a closer look at the Natural Resource Defense Council, B-List…
NYT Profiles Conservatives on Campus
Stop the press! Shockingly, the New York Times actually has an article devoted to conservative organizing on the campuses of America’s colleges and universities. The piece, from yesterday’s NYT,…
Tales From Old Teachers
Capital Research Center’s Phil Brand has an interesting look at educationinamerica.org about what it was like to go…
Looking for a Fall Internship?
Capital Research Center accepts interns during all times of the year: fall, spring and summer semesters. For more about CRC, see our mission statement. An intern at CRC will…
It’s the Endowments
Lynne Munson, an adjunct fellow at Richard Vedder’s nonprofit Center for College Affordability and Productivity, has an answer to why college tuition is rising so quickly, and it…
Is Harvard a Charity?
The title of this op-ed in today’s Los Angeles Times suggests that Robert Reich, Bill Clinton’s Secretary of Labor, is criticizing philanthropy directed toward Harvard and other institutions that he calls “culture palaces.” Charity…