Treasury Issues Anti-Terrorist Guidelines for Charities

Treasury Issues Anti-Terrorist Guidelines for Charities: "Treasury Issues Anti-Terrorist Guidelines for Charities

Detailed steps established to assure charity money is not diverted to finance terrorism

By Elizabeth Kelleher
Washington File Staff Writer

Washington -- The U.S. Treasury Department issued voluntary guidelines for U.S.-based charities to follow to avoid connections to terrorist individuals or organizations.

The guidelines, released September 29, detail steps charities can take to assure proper board governance, accounting practices and transparency to donors. The guidelines recommend checking overseas grantees and key employees against lists issued by several countries to designate terrorism connections."

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