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San Francisco Chronicle
6 days ago
- Politics
- San Francisco Chronicle
S.F. nonprofit embroiled in Dream Keeper scandal warns of ‘complete shutdown'
San Francisco's efforts to cut off a nonprofit from city funding for allegedly bribing a former city official is threatening the future of the organization's programs for needy kids and their families in the Western Addition. Attorneys for Collective Impact, the nonprofit embroiled in a scandal over its close ties to former San Francisco Human Rights Commission Executive Director Sheryl Davis, said in a legal filing Monday that the organization 'anticipates a complete shutdown of its programs by October.' The attorneys were arguing against an attempt by City Attorney David Chiu to prohibit Collective Impact from receiving city funding for five years. Chiu is seeking to debar Collective Impact after a joint investigation by his office and the controller found that the nonprofit had spent thousands on college tuition for Davis' son, paid for Davis to upgrade her flights to first class and covered costs related to her personal ventures — all while receiving millions from her department. If Chiu succeeds in debarring Collective Impact, the nonprofit would have to end its summer and afterschool programs and close the doors of its three-decade-old Ella Hill Hutch Community Center, its attorneys Lauren Kramer Sujeeth and Si Eun Amber Lee wrote. The nonprofit would no longer be able to provide families with healthy food or help paying their bills. 'The disproportionate effect of poverty will once again come to Western Addition,' the attorneys argued. 'Put plainly, without Collective Impact, the community will suffer in ways that the city is simply not prepared to handle.' Davis, who was close friends with former Mayor London Breed, resigned last September amid intense scrutiny over her management of the Dream Keeper Initiative, Breed's mission to reinvest $60 million a year in San Francisco's dwindling and underserved Black community. Among the revelations was that Davis shared a home with James Spingola, executive director of Collective Impact. She also previously led the nonprofit. Neither Davis nor Spingola have been charged with crimes. Collective Impact was a major recipient of city funding. The organization has received more than $27 million in city grants since 2021, according to the city attorney's office. Under Davis, the human rights commission awarded Collective Impact more than $6 million between December 2019 and May 2024, the office said. The organization reported revenue of $8.3 million in the fiscal year ending in June 2024, according to its Form 990 filing, shortly before the Dream Keeper scandal broke. The nonprofit had almost $6.3 million in net assets. But the city froze Dream Keeper funding amid budget constraints and intense public scrutiny last September, and the city attorney halted all funding to Collective Impact in March as a result of its joint investigation with the controller. Attorneys for Collective Impact said the organization has since spent roughly $2 million in private funding to 'keep alive previously grant-supported programs, preventing the roughly 125 summer program students from suddenly having nowhere to go.' Attorneys for both Collective Impact and the City Attorney's Office made arguments in legal filings Monday ahead of a hearing next week on the proposed debarment. In its filing, the city attorney argued that some of the payments by Collective Impact constituted bribes and demonstrated 'corrupt intent.' 'Whether Collective Impact's payments benefitting Davis are characterized as illegal gifts, kickbacks, or bribes, Spingola knew that he was living with Davis, never disclosed their relationship and continued to direct City funds for Davis' benefit,' the office wrote. "What are they going to do without us?" he said. Asked about the allegations, Spingola said, 'I haven't bribed anyone.' 'How do you bribe somebody?' he said. 'I don't know what bribing is.' The debarment hearing is scheduled to begin Monday.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
This is how much Harvard University's top earners made, according to tax filings
Larry Bacow, who was president of Harvard University before Claudine Gay and current president Alan Garber, was the top earner at the institution with a total income of close to $3.1 million, according to the most recent tax filings sent to MassLive. Bacow's compensation includes close to $1.4 million base pay with a bonus and incentive payment of $1.4 million and other payments, including from his deferred compensation account upon his retirement. The tax filings, which are called Form 990, are part of a requirement for nonprofits to disclose the highest earners. The most recent filing is for 2023, also called fiscal year 2024. The people with the highest income after Bacow at Harvard were Harvard Business School professors Paul Healy and Herman Leonard, who received close to $2 million. David Malan, a computer science professor, earned close to $1.4 million. Former president Claudine Gay and previous dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences earned a total of close to $1.4 million, according to the filings. Her base pay was over $1 million. Gay was the first Black and second female president of Harvard. She began her presidency in July 2023 but resigned after only six months following plagiarism accusations and a Congressional hearing on campus antisemitism amid the war in Gaza. Gay's base salary is close to $350,000 less than what Bacow made in 2023. Her base salary is less than what he earned in the previous two tax filings. However, her base pay is similar to what Bacow earned in 2020 and more than he made in 2019, according to tax filings. Read more: Harvard president claims he is taking 25% pay cut following federal funding cuts Current president Alan Garber, who was formerly the university's provost in 2023, earned $1.2 million — $922,068 base, plus other compensation of $242,968. Four other faculty and administrators earned over $1 million in total compensation in 2023. Lawrence S. Bacow, former Harvard University President: $3,080,733 Paul M. Healy, Harvard Business School Professor: $1,972,836 Herman B. Leonard, Harvard Business School Professor: $1,889,946 David J. Malan, Computer Science Professor: $1,369,936 Claudine Gay, former Harvard University President and Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean: $1,362,955 Alan M. Garber, former Harvard University Provost, current Harvard University President: $1,165,036 Srikant M. Datar, Dean of Harvard Business School: $1,140,102 Linda Hill, Harvard Business School Professor: $1,047,648 Diane Lopez, former Vice President of the Office of General Counsel: $1,045,813 George Q. Daley, Harvard Medical School Dean: $1,013,063 These numbers include their total income, which is their base pay in addition to other payments such as bonuses and retirement contributions. The tax filings of Harvard officials come after President Alan Garber claims that he is taking a voluntary 25% pay cut as the institution faces nearly $3 billion in federal funding cuts by the Trump administration. Harvard University is also barred from acquiring new federal grants, according to the federal administration. The federal government pointed to 'pervasive race discrimination and anti-Semitic harassment' as continuing reasons for cutting federal funding. Harvard announced in March a pause on hiring, which included schools and administrative units to 'scrutinize discretionary and non-salary spending, reassess the scope and timing of capital renewal projects, and conduct a rigorous review of any new multi-year commitments.' A month later, the schools and units in the central administration announced that non-union faculty and staff wouldn't be receiving merit pay increases for the upcoming fiscal year and there would be pauses on non-essential capital projects and spending. 'Harvard's campus, once a symbol of academic prestige, has become a breeding ground for virtue signaling and discrimination. This is not leadership; it is cowardice. And it's not academic freedom; it's institutional disenfranchisement. There is a dark problem on Harvard's campus, and by prioritizing appeasement over accountability, institutional leaders have forfeited the school's claim to taxpayer support,' the Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism said. Garber wrote in a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon that they share the same 'common ground,' but the university 'will not surrender its core, legally-protected principles out of fear.' Garber pushed back on the administration through a lawsuit in April. The institution argues that its constitutional rights had been violated by the government's threats to pull billions of dollars in funding if the school didn't comply with demands for an overhaul. Following the $450 million announced cuts, the university amended its lawsuit. 'No government — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue,' the suit reads. Billionaire speaker gives Mass. graduates unexpected gift at ceremony Trump administration continues 'unraveling' Harvard as it cancels wave of grants University system of Northeast state recommends closing a third of its campuses 6 Mass. schools are under federal investigation for antisemitism. What are the claims? New Trump investigation accuses Harvard of admissions fraud Read the original article on MassLive. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Boston Globe
15-05-2025
- Business
- Boston Globe
Former Harvard president Claudine Gay's base salary was 30 percent less than her predecessor's, records show
Advertisement Gay, the The Internal Revenue Service requires nonprofit entities to submit an annual tax filing called a Form 990, which discloses compensation for the university's highest-paid officers and faculty members. The document represents fiscal year 2024, but compensation reported covers the 2023 calendar year. Harvard Business School professors Paul Healy and Herman Leonard were the top earners in 2023 at Harvard after Bacow, due to the school's voluntary retirement incentive plan for eligible faculty. Both received about $2 million. Advertisement Computer scientist David Malan also earned slightly more than Gay in 2023; about $1.4 million. Harvard Management Company, which manages the university's $53.2 billion endowment, also filed its annual tax filing Thursday. The university's portfolio of private equity, hedge funds, real estate, and other investments gained 9.6 percent in the fiscal year that ended June 30, surpassing Harvard's long-term return target of 8 percent. Nirmal P. Narvekar, president and CEO of the Management Company, took home about $6.2 million. Chief investment officer Richard W. Slocum and treasurer Sanjeev Daga each earned about $5 million. Alan Garber, Harvard's president, was the university's provost in 2023; he earned $1.2 million that year. On Wednesday, the university said Garber would take a Garber also took a 25 percent pay cut during the COVID-19 pandemic when the school was facing budget shortfalls. Bacow and other college leaders also agreed to reduced pay at that time. Hilary Burns can be reached at
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
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New York Post
13-05-2025
- Business
- New York Post
Judge who ruled against Trump funding freeze has ties to taxpayer-funded homeless org
A Rhode Island federal judge who blocked President Trump's sweeping freeze on federal assistance earlier this year has been slapped with a complaint from a conservative legal group alleging that he could benefit from his decision. Providence US District Judge John McConnell sat on the board of Crossroads Rhode Island, a homeless services provider that has benefited from federal assistance, from 2006 to at least 2023, the nonprofit's tax records show. Between 2011 and 2021, the judge served as the board's chairman. America First Legal, which began digging into McConnell's past after he issued a preliminary injunction halting Trump's freeze earlier this year, argued in a complaint filed to the Boston-based 1st Circuit Court of Appeals that the judge's ties to Crossroads pose a conflict of interest. The Trump-aligned legal group is pleading with the appeals court to 'take all appropriate action to resolve these issues.' 4 US District Judge John McConnell was hit by a conflict of interest complaint Tuesday. US District Court RI 4 President Trump and Elon Musk have endeavored to slash government waste and bloat. Getty Images 'Despite his long-time entanglement with this federally funded organization, Judge McConnell did not recuse himself,' America First Legal wrote in a 13-page complaint obtained by The Post. 'His failure to do so may violate federal law and judicial canons of ethics, raises profound concerns about Judge McConnell's judgment as an officer of the court, and his fitness for the bench.' A spokesperson for Crossroads and McConnell told The Post that the judge left the organization's board in May 2024. Since 2010, Crossroads has taken in at least $15.4 million in federal grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, including at least $2.2 million this year alone, according to public records cited in the complaint. Over the last 12 years, Crossroads has received at least $18.7 million from state and local grants, including at least $4.5 million this year. In 2023, government funding accounted for roughly 64.7% of Crossroads' roughly $28.78 million in revenue, according to numbers calculated from its Form 990 tax document. Overall, America First Legal claims that Crossroads has reaped $128 million in government cash during McConnell's tenure on its board. The Post was not able to independently verify that sum. A spokesperson for McConnell declined to comment on the complaint. 4 Crossroads Rhode Island has received millions of dollars from the feds over the years. Crossroads Rhode Island America First Legal pointed to judicial canons that warn 'a judge's obligation under this Code and the judge's obligation as a fiduciary may come into conflict.' McConnell has been criticized by allies of the president over his ruling. Back in January, the Office of Personnel Management issued a controversial and since-rescinded memo calling for a pause on certain types of 'federal financial assistance' while permitting exemptions on a 'case-by-case basis.' Officials claimed that the freeze would not impact Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security and that the halt was merely intended to give the Trump administration time to parse through federal outlays. Days after issuing the memo, Trump's budget team rescinded it, but White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt clarified that pulling back the memo did not lead to 'rescission of the federal funding freeze.' As a result, a group of 23 states and the District of Columbia forged ahead with a lawsuit against the Trump administration. The state of Rhode Island, which provided funding to Crossroads, was among the two dozen plaintiffs in the lawsuit. McConnell, an Obama-appointed judge, issued a temporary injunction on the freeze in January and determined a month last that OPM had not fully complied with his order to free up all the funding. At the time, McConnell held that the 'extraordinary and drastic remedy' was necessary because 'the States rely on federal funds to provide and maintain vital programs and services.' 4 President Trump's legal team is fighting in court to reverse the order blocking the funding freeze for federal aid. AP In March, the judge went a step further and issued an indefinite preliminary injunction against the Trump administration while litigation over the attempted pause on federal assistance played out. 'The executive's categorical freeze of appropriated and obligated funds fundamentally undermines the distinct constitutional roles of each branch of our government,' McConnell wrote in his order at the time. 'The interaction of the three co-equal branches of government is an intricate, delicate, and sophisticated balance — but it is crucial to our form of constitutional governance. Here, the executive put itself above Congress.' Last month, the Trump administration revealed in court documents that it was appealing McConnell's order. 'While a careful analysis of judicial decisions is always warranted, it should avoid ad hominem partisanship and sensationalist rhetoric that are favored on the internet and in television soundbites,' Rhode Island Bar Association President Christopher Gontarz said in a statement earlier this year defending the judge. 'Judge McConnell is a well-respected jurist. The Rhode Island Bar Association stands firmly in support of Judge McConnell.' Separately, the Trump administration is working to defang the lower courts' ability to issue broad, sweeping national injunctions against the president's actions. Later this month, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the Trump administration's bid to quash injunctions against the president's executive order ending birthright citizenship. That case is expected to test the power lower courts have to issue nationwide pauses on presidential actions.
