Full title: Take And Give: The Crimes and Philanthropy of Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase
By Sean Dobson
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This report examines the philanthropic claims made by Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo to offset bad publicty from their role in the economic meltdown of 2008 and serial law breaking.
Full title: Assessing the Philanthropic Component of a Proposed Bank Merger's Public Benefit
Published: February 2012
With this paper, NCRP urges federal bank regulators to set in place concrete standards to evaluate claims banks make about their philanthropy when seeking approval of proposed mergers and offers the first-ever tools needed to assess these claims. Based on best practices in institutional giving, the paper defines detailed standards of excellence on the transparency, quantity and effectiveness of a bank’s philanthropy.
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Banking on Philanthropy: Impact of Bank Mergers on Charitable Giving
Published: June 2007
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This NCRP report examines how mergers have reshaped corporate giving practices in the banking industry. It looks at charitable giving of seven banks before and after recent mergers. It answers the questions: Did the levels of giving by these banks increase or decrease after the merger? Which region of the country benefited the most?
The Waltons and Wal-Mart: Self-Interested Philanthropy
Published: September 2005
This new NCRP report reveals more than just charitable intentions in Wal-Mart's seemingly generous, but systematically self-interested philanthropy. The Waltons and Wal-Mart: Self-Interested Philanthropy chronicles the philanthropic and political activities of the Walton family through their family foundation and through their Wal-Mart corporate empire, painting a picture of a family and corporation with increasing financial and political prowess. Profiled are two Walton-affiliated foundations: the Walton Family Foundation and the Wal-Mart Foundation, with the latter's scattershot giving analyzed in a recent issue of Responsive Philanthropy, NCRP's quarterly.
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Published: Summer 2004
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A review of corporate CEOs who, despite their being charged and convicted of serious corporate malfeasance, are still serving on foundation governing bodies. NCRP called for extending the Securities and Exchange Commission penalty that prohibits convicted corporate felons from serving on the boards of publicly traded corporations to cover service on foundation boards as well.
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