Donations have to go to a qualified charity. Salaries don't. They do have to be disclosed, however, at least for a foundation. Churches don't even have to discl

Donations have to go to a qualified charity. Salaries don't. They do have to be disclosed, however, at least for a foundation. Churches don't even have to disclose, which is why they were so convenient for money laundering in The Wire (can accept arbitrarily large cash donations and don't have to tell anyone what they do with the money).