Correction
An article in Wednesday’s Philanthropy Today said that the Gates Foundation helped launch the Go Give One campaign to support global vaccine distribution, along with the WHO Foundation. Gates provided seed funding for the campaign but did not launch it.
Nonprofit News From Elsewhere
The Museum of Modern Art in New York’s choice to replace the embattled Leon Black as chair of the Board of Trustees has some issues of her own that have raised the ire of activists. Marie-Josée Kravis, who has been a member of the board since 1994 and previously as served president, is also vice chair of the board at the Hudson Institute, a conservative think tank in Washington, DC. Her husband, the billionaire venture capitalist Henry Kravis, gave $1 million to former president Donald Trump’s inauguration. StrikeMoMA, a coalition of artist and activist groups, called Kravis’s appointment “a game of musical chairs” and said she is a member of “the global ruling class.” Black was pressured to step down because of his ties to child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, although he will remain a MoMA trustee. (Hyperallergic and the New York Times)
Plus: Read a Chronicle article about the troubles controversial donors pose for nonprofits.
Liberals and conservatives have teamed up to oppose a California law that requires charities raising money in that state to disclose the names of major donors to state regulatory officials. A charity funded by the Koch brothers is joined by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, the ACLU, and the Human Rights Campaign in opposing the law. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case Monday. Supporters of the law say it will help regulators root out fraud. Opponents argue the law jeopardizes people’s rights of association, especially when donating to controversial causes that could provoke public outrage if disclosed. “Charity has been key to civic engagement and countless strides forward; anonymity, in many cases, makes people more likely to give,” write Kathleen Parker in an opinion article. “This seems to be something the right and left agree on. Why would we want to ‘fix’ that?” (Washington Post)
Plus: Read a Chronicle article and another opinion perspective about the Supreme Court case:
Supreme Court Poised to Hear Landmark Case Involving Donor Privacy
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Museums
- Penn Museum Pledges to Return Remains of MOVE Member (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- Seattle’s Asian Art Museum Gets a Second Chance at Opening (Crosscut)