from The Jewish Exponent:

Fiscally, Nonprofits Strive to Stay on Target

A look at what’s happening in the greater Philadelphia Jewish organizational world – from the ADL to Moving Traditions.

from The New York Times:

Madoff Loss Hits Art Aid for Young in Israel

Small and little known outside Israel, the [America-Israel Cultural] foundation has enormous influence there and in classical music worldwide. Receiving one of its scholarships for lessons, conservatory tuition or study abroad is an essential stamp of approval for Israeli musicians, and the foundation counts renowned musicians like Daniel Barenboim, Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman, Gil Shaham and Yefim Bronfman as recipients when they were students. But this year, disaster looms. The foundation’s endowment of about $14 million was in the hands of Bernard L. Madoff and evaporated in his Ponzi scheme. Like other victims of the fraud the foundation received statements showing false earnings tied to the stock market, said David Homan, the foundation’s New York-based executive director.

from UPI:

No benefits for laid-off religious workers

Carol Bronson, who was laid off from her secretarial job at Temple Emanuel synagogue in Virginia Beach, said she was told her unemployment claim was denied because the tax exemptions for religious organizations under Virginia law include an exemption from paying unemployment taxes.