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15 Historical Nonprofit Moments You Should Know

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Were donations to charities always tax-deductible? The first community foundation was established in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1914. The first nonprofit organization to be designated as a private foundation by the IRS was the Ford Foundation, in 1956. When was the first volunteer organization created in the U.S.?

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: Myths about Women as.

ASU Lodestar Center

There is also a free executive summary of the entire Giving USA 2010 report at this site. ^ [1] Giving USA Spotlight, Issue 3, 2010, the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University/GivingUSA Foundation. I would be interested to know how many of the million dollar donations were solely women, and not just couples. 1 ^ [2] Ibid.