Chicago Fund for Safe and Peaceful Communities
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As violence continues to spike in Chicago neighborhoods, local philanthropies are collaborating to provide rapid-response support...
*Being an ally to President Obama hasn’t prevented Rev. Al Sharpton from getting sanctioned by the IRS. It seems Sharpton and his various profit and nonprofit organizations owe millions of dollars in back taxes. Here’s what the New York Times is reporting as a result of an investigation it did on Sharpton’s finances. 1. He […]
Carpetbagging super PACs and nonprofit groups are dominating this year’s special congressional elections in a potential foreshadowing of the 2014 midterms, where even the sleepiest locales aren’t immune from out-of-state, cash-flush special interests. Take Massachusetts’ U.S. Senate election, which last month propelled veteran Rep. Ed Markey, D ...
The annual traveling bikes and beer celebration, Tour de Fat, rolled into Chicago's Palmer Square Saturday and left one West Side bike non-profit with a little extra cash to boot. This year's Tour de Fat Chicago beneficiary, community-based non-profit West Town Bikes in Humboldt Park, ultimately netted more than $34,000 from the Tour de Fat ...
