The Chronicle, 2/14/2006: Congress Orders Review of Charities in Federal Fund-Raising Drive

The Chronicle, 2/14/2006: Congress Orders Review of Charities in Federal Fund-Raising Drive: "Congress Orders Review of Charities in Federal Fund-Raising Drive

By Grant Williams

The Government Accountability Office is examining nonprofit organizations that raise funds through the Combined Federal Campaign — the annual charity drive for federal workers — to see if organizations have failed to pay federal taxes, including payroll taxes.

The review by the accountability office, an investigative arm of Congress, was ordered by the Oversight Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives' Ways and Means Committee."