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Helen Flannery

Helen Flannery

Helen Flannery is an Associate Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies and long-time researcher and data analyst in the nonprofit sector.

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In a new IPS Inequality Briefing Paper, Chuck Collins and Helen Flannery make the case for an Emergency Charity Stimulus. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Time for an Emergency Charity Stimulus

Congress can help nonprofits come up with an additional $200 bill—without costing taxpayers another dime.

Chuck Collins ·

"For every dollar a millionaire gives to charity, the public subsidizes 37 to 57 cents of that donation through diminished tax revenue."

If You Take a Charitable Tax Deduction, You Should Actually Give to Charity

Wealthy donors are hoarding money in shady "charity" accounts in the face of urgent community needs

Chuck Collins ·

Gilded Giving: What Happens When Billionaires Dominate the Charitable Sector

New report details dangers of a top-heavy philanthropy in age of extreme inequality

Chuck Collins ·

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