When the pandemic began, BEACON House, Inc., a Hagerstown nonprofit dedicated to providing STEAM education to low-income and minority students, lost not only most of its revenue streams but also the school buildings out of which it operated its before- ...

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The COVID-19 pandemic has become an economic tsunami for Maryland’s thousands of nonprofits, striking at their financial resources even as the demand for their services has escalated. Organizations are beseeching donors to maintain their support, overhauling programs and shifting resources ...

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A for-profit company that misrepresented itself as a charity supporting service members will pay nearly $300,000 in restitution and cease operations as part of a multistate settlement announced Wednesday by Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh and Maryland Secretary of State John ...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation gives out roughly $100 million in grants each year. On Tuesday, the Baltimore foundation gave out $500,000 in grants but in a unique way – the foundation let 25 employees each present a $20,000 ...

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ANNAPOLIS — An umbrella group that represents nonprofit organizations in Maryland urged members to unite in an effort to protect against state budget cuts and possibly seek additional taxes for “unmet needs.” The call by Maryland Nonprofits comes days before ...

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court won’t hear a dispute over California’s requirement that nonprofit groups turn over the names of major donors. The justices on Monday let stand a lower court ruling that said the state has a right to ...

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A federal grand jury in Baltimore Tuesday indicted two sisters for allegedly embezzling $1.4 million from nonprofit organizations, prosecutors announced.

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Wealthy donors are lavishing money on their favored charities, including universities, hospitals and arts institutions, while giving is flat to social service and church groups more dependent on financially squeezed middle-class donors, according to the latest comprehensive report on how Americans give away their money.

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State officials who monitor charities in the state say a law passed by the General Assembly earlier this year will make it easier for them to weed out fraudulent organizations.

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Raising money for charity has become a lucrative line of work.

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