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July 3, 2009
Nonprofits already dealing with severe budget constraints could be facing another headwind as local governments—spurred by a recent Boston report—re-examine certain long-standing privileges for nonprofits, including the real estate tax exemption, and consider asking for payments in lieu of taxes, known as PILOTs. MORE
July 3, 2009 —Casa Myrna Vazquez, a Boston-based non-profit dedicated to ending domestic violence in the region, announced that Linda Jo Stern has been named as the agency’s executive director. MORE


July 2, 2009 — Teen Voices, the Boston-based nonprofit publisher of Teen Voices print and online magazine, recently announced that it has appointed Bridgit Brown as its new development director. MORE


June 30, 2009 — Two Massachusetts nonprofit theater companies are offering free or discounted seats to subscribers of the Beverly-based North Shore Music Theatre, which closed on June 17 after a half-year of intense fundraising efforts failed to sufficiently dent its $10 million debt. MORE


June 27, 2006 — A Medford man pled guilty in Middlesex Superior Court Thursday in connection with his role in a charity fraud ring, culminating an investigation that began two years ago by the attorney general’s office after the matter was referred by a veterans’ charitable organization. MORE


June 26, 2009 — Richard Whitworth, president and CEO of the Melrose YMCA, yesterday announced that he will retire from the position he has held since 1979, citing health reasons and a desire to remove himself as the focal point of community concerns “following this year's tragic event involving a former coach.” MORE
July 2, 2009 — Gov. Deval Patrick today signed a bill into law that allows Massachusetts nonprofits to tap into endowments, using “prudence factors,” enabling them to draw funds down below their “historic dollar value.” MORE


July 2, 2009 — Tufts Health Plan Foundation announced that it has awarded $250,000 in grants to seven Boston-based nonprofits as part of its first round of funding under its new focus on improving the lives and health of adults over age 60. MORE


July 2, 2009 — Victory Programs, the state’s leading residential substance use disorder treatment and transitional housing provider, and AIDS Housing Corporation, a national housing leader for people with HIV/AIDS and other disabilities, both based in Boston, announced that they have merged. MORE


June 26, 2009 — The Boston Foundation, the state’s leading community foundation announced that, despite a 20% loss in the value of its assets in the past year, it plans to distribute $17.2 million in discretionary grants in FY 2010, which starts July 1, compared to $16.9 million for the current fiscal year. MORE


June 26, 2009 — The Boston Symphony Orchestra, citing the challenge posed by current economic conditions, this week announced that it will lay off 10 employees, about 5% of its staff, just as its members were in the process of moving into their summer home at Tanglewood in Lenox. MORE
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