Word: tax-exempt
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...that pays 2.15%. David Yeske, a certified financial planner in San Francisco, points out that high yields from Internet-only banks often come with restrictions, like no paper checks. Peter Crane, vice president at iMoneyNet, also notes that people living in high-tax states like California, New York, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania might benefit by buying tax-exempt funds...
...residents across the city continue to argue that Harvard, with its hefty endowment and 189 acres of tax-exempt property, could do more to assist its host city. The University contributes a voluntary payment in lieu of taxes currently set at $1.7 million, and Stone says Harvard and city officials are making “slow but steady progress” on a renewed agreement...
Harvard’s tax return, spanning the fiscal year that began July 1, 2002, provides itemized details of the University’s revenues and expenses. And as a non-profit, tax-exempt organization, Harvard is required to report the salaries of its top officers and trustees...
Under new campaign-finance rules, big donors can no longer spend lavish sums to entertain politicians at the parties' national conventions. But that won't stop the partying this year. House majority leader Tom DeLay has set up a tax-exempt charity called Celebrations for Children, which will raise hundreds of thousands of dollars from top donors at the Republican Convention in New York City by offering them yacht cruises, tickets to Broadway shows and the chance to mingle with Republican lawmakers at parties. DeLay aides say all the net proceeds will go to programs for foster children, a cause...
Because they are funded through tax-exempt donations, Cuno argues that a museum is ultimately a public institution, with a collection “held in trust for the public benefit, upheld by the public purse.” Works that are acquired but not displayed can be seen as “preserv[ing] the cultural diversity of the planet...