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It seems like a lot of charities in the US are just a way for the wealthy to avoid paying taxes or for the founders to become wealthy
by wnevets 6y ago
It seems like a lot of charities in the US are just a way for the wealthy to avoid paying taxes or for the founders to become wealthy
- claudeganon 6y agoYes, it’s not uncommon to have do-nothing NPOs that associate themselves with a noble cause and then spend most of their funds on one or two people’s salaries and perks. This is why apps like Guidestar and Charity Navigator were invented. The IRS doesn’t seem to give these orgs much scrutiny unless they’re egregiously bad or become a big news story.
- wnevets 6y agoThe IRS has been co-opted by the very wealthy. The IRS spends way more resources auditing the very poor than the very wealthy