NCJ Number
49565
Editor(s)
G MALHOIT
Date Published
1974
Length
100 pages
Annotation
THE PAPERS AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS PRESENTED AT THE MEETING COVER THE STATUS OF REGULATING CHARITIES, ENFORCEMENT OF RELEVANT STATE AND FEDERAL STATUTES, AND PROTECTING CONTRIBUTORS AND CONSUMERS FROM FRAUD.
Abstract
AN OVERVIEW OF THE REGULATION OF CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL, AN OVERVIEW OF PENNSYLVANIA'S REGULATION OF CHARITABLE SOLICITATIONS, AND AN EXAMINATION OF MASSACHUSETTS' REGULATIONS WERE CONSIDERED. OTHER TOPICS COVERED ARE THE UNIFORM MANAGEMENT OF INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS ACT, THE TAX REFORM ACT OF 1969, THE INCORPORATION OF FEDERAL LAW INTO STATE STATUTES, DEFINING GROUPS TO BE REGULATED UNDER CHARITABLE SOLICITATION STATUTES, AND METHODS OF INVESTIGATING AND ENFORCING SUCH STATUTES. OTHER PAPERS AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS COVER SETTING STANDARDS, UNCOVERING FRAUDS, SPECIFIC FRAUDS ENCOUNTERED BY VARIOUS STATES, AND DIRECTIONS ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS ARE TAKING. REPRESENTATIVES FROM CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS EXPRESS THEIR CONCERNS. FINALLY, FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS, THE SPECIAL PROBLEMS INVOLVED IN MONITORING PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, AND REMEDIES AVAILABLE TO ENFORCE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LAWS ARE CONSIDERED. AN APPENDIX PRESENTS THE LIST OF STATE OFFICIALS PARTICIPATING. A SUPPLEMENTARY VOLUME CONTAINS A PAPER EXAMINING THE IMPORTANCE TO REGULATORY BODIES OF FEDERAL TAX ACCOUNTING STANDARDS FOR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. FOR SELECTED PAPERS, SEE NCJ 49566-49570.