I'm not saying they're not worth giving money to however. In the case of Belgium there is proper vetting, and not every project can get an accreditation. But t

I'm not saying they're not worth giving money to however. In the case of Belgium there is proper vetting, and not every project can get an accreditation. But the deduction incentivises giving. I tend to gift double the money I would without the deduction, because the cost is exactly the same to me. The US system is probably too generous when comparing both. I personally don't oppose the deduction. Most are not investment vehicles but actual charities, doing something good in the world. I wish more people would do something good in the world. I'm sure more money goes lost every year due to political corruption and graft, than through the charity tax deduction.