Brian Mittendorf
Brian Mittendorf is the Fisher Designated Professor of Accounting at Ohio State University.
Stories by This Author
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Government and Regulation
Donor-Advised Funds Are Drawing a Lot of Assets Besides Cash
They are taking a bigger bite out of tax revenue than other kinds of charitable giving. -
Donor-Advised Funds
U.S. Regulators Scramble to Catch Up With the DAF Boom
Proposed federal regulations would provide guidelines for what DAFs can be used for — but not for how quickly they would need to be distributed. -
Finances and Revenue
Wayne LaPierre Leaves a Financial Mess Behind at the NRA
The NRA’s coffers have reflected a circumstance more in line with an employee living paycheck to paycheck than an heir living off of a trust fund. -
Finance and Revenue
NRA’s Path to Recovery From Financial Woes Leaves It Vulnerable to New Problems
The National Rifle Association’s financial turnaround might seem to bode well for the organization, but a look below the surface shows ominous signs. -
Opinion
Opinion: How to Understand the Clinton Foundation
It’s a complicated organization, and media coverage of its finances is not always accurate. -
Opinion
How Proposed Accounting Rules Would Affect Nonprofits and Donors
New reporting requirements would aid understanding of charity finances, with minimal hardship for organizations to adopt. -
Opinion
Opinion: Burning Man Becomes Unlikely Leader in Financial Transparency
The organization is known for its freewheeling parties in the desert, so nobody would have expected its reporting to be a model for all nonprofits. -
Opinion
Changes in the Charitable Deduction Don’t Have to Mean Losses for Charities
Not all proposals to overhaul tax laws are the same. It’s possible that some could strengthen incentives to give. -
Opinion
The Overhead Debate: Charities Risk Widening Rift With Donors Over Administrative Costs
Charities are telling people to pay less attention to how much money goes to programs, but that can raise concerns in donors’ minds when they hear about well-publicized cases of poor financial management. -
Opinion
Openness and Lower Donor Tax Breaks Can Rein In Telemarketers
Too many direct-marketing companies are keeping the bulk of the money they raise for themselves.