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Philanthropy
Politicized, Progressive Big Philanthropy
Steve Miller’s December 12 RealClearInvestigations article, “How Tax-Exempt Nonprofits Skirt U.S. Law to Turn Out the Democrat Base in Elections,” is both jarring and informative and helps frame many important…
by Michael E. Hartmann on January 4, 2024

Philanthropy
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…
by Michael E. Hartmann on October 5, 2021

Commentary
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…
by Sarah Lee on November 17, 2020

Blog
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…
by Eric Heidenreich on December 15, 2008

Uncategorized
Harvard’s Endowment Shrinks
Harvard University’s mammoth endowment shrunk to about $37 billion from $45 billion. Boo hoo.
by Matthew Vadum on December 4, 2008

Blog
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…
by Eric Heidenreich on October 13, 2008

Blog
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,…
by Matthew Vadum on September 22, 2008

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Tales From Old Teachers
Capital Research Center’s Phil Brand has an interesting look at educationinamerica.org about what it was like to go…
by James Dellinger on September 19, 2008

Blog
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…
by James Dellinger on September 8, 2008

Philanthropy
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…
by Phil Brand on October 22, 2007