The pitcher's charity foundation stages a golf event and sells memorabilia, and a significant amount of grants go to places that aren't mentioned in the organization's web site.
Changing priorities at two foundations affect funding for hundreds of small scale advocacy groups across the US. It looks as though free lance advocacy is losing out to the broader strategic objectives of political campaigning.
The USAID Partner Vetting Program wants specifics on who is receiving aid using their funds, but just in the West Bank and Gaza—for now. The proposal highlights the curious variability in the expectations of transparency—one organization advocating for vetting doesn't turn up in databases of registered nonprofit organizations.
Watchdog group releases documents that shows Paul Wolfowitz was highly involved in the posting of his companion to a nonprofit with close ties to the State Department.
Charities in the UK and Pakistan are named in reports as conduits for funds, and other reports say earthquake relief in Pakistan was a pretense for fund transfers and personnel moves in the guise of relef workers.
The Smithsonian
Institution museums on the Mall in Washington DC are currently free,
but Congress only pays 70% of the museum operating expenses, leading to
corporate sponsorships and media deals to provide additional funding, at the cost of the institution's integrity, some say.
As an alternative, the Smithsonian could just charge admission, like
most museums and all major tourist attractions. Here is a short (3
question) survey that asks what you think and how much you would be willing to pay if there were a charge.
