http://lawandpractice.wordpress.com Insightful articles and scholarly writings on hot topics in today's legal world and how those issues affect practitioners. ©2008 William Mitchell College of Law Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:14:56 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://lawandpractice.wordpress.com/2008/11/07/what-qualifies-as-a-public-charity-minnesota-enters-the-national-debate/#comment-5 WHAT IS A CHARITY? MINNESOTA LITIGATION HIGHLIGHTS DEEPENING CONFUSION, PORTENDS FURTHER CONFLICT « Nonprofit News and Comment Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:14:56 +0000 http://lawandpractice.wordpress.com/?p=33#comment-5 [...] some 95 percent of Under the Rainbow’s $550,582 budget in 2006 came from fees for services paid by families or by county and tribal governments. The court concluded that because the center charged all families the same amount, regardless of their ability to pay, and because its rates were not lower than those of its competitors, it was not an institution of “purely public charity” under the law and thus was subject to thousands of dollars in property taxes — $16,000 in 2006 and in 2007. [For an excellent summary of the case and related issues, see Lucinda E. Jesson & Myron L. Frans. 2008. "What Qualifies as a Public Charity? Minnesota Enters...]. [...] [...] some 95 percent of Under the Rainbow’s $550,582 budget in 2006 came from fees for services paid by families or by county and tribal governments. The court concluded that because the center charged all families the same amount, regardless of their ability to pay, and because its rates were not lower than those of its competitors, it was not an institution of “purely public charity” under the law and thus was subject to thousands of dollars in property taxes — $16,000 in 2006 and in 2007. [For an excellent summary of the case and related issues, see Lucinda E. Jesson & Myron L. Frans. 2008. "What Qualifies as a Public Charity? Minnesota Enters...]. [...]

]]> http://lawandpractice.wordpress.com/2008/11/07/what-qualifies-as-a-public-charity-minnesota-enters-the-national-debate/#comment-3 Public Charity Update « Journal of Law & Practice Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:14:03 +0000 http://lawandpractice.wordpress.com/?p=33#comment-3 [...] What Qualifies as a Public Charity? Minnesota Enters the National Debate [...] [...] What Qualifies as a Public Charity? Minnesota Enters the National Debate [...]

]]> http://lawandpractice.wordpress.com/2008/11/07/what-qualifies-as-a-public-charity-minnesota-enters-the-national-debate/#comment-2 What Qualifies as a Public Charity? Other Courts Weigh in « Journal of Law & Practice Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:59:13 +0000 http://lawandpractice.wordpress.com/?p=33#comment-2 [...] What Qualifies as a Public Charity? Minnesota Enters the National Debate [...] [...] What Qualifies as a Public Charity? Minnesota Enters the National Debate [...]

]]>