• TheBraveSirRobbin@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Couldn’t the CEO of the nonprofit be the spouse of the CEO and make a huge percentage of what they donate?

    Not saying donating through a mega corporation is always bad, but I’d prefer to look into who I’m donating to rather than a split second thought at the end of a transaction.

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      3 days ago

      this! the megacorporation receives 500k donations, which they transfer to CEO’s son’s “charity” that spends 99% of it on the said son’s salary. he buys another ferrari and the charity sends some flowers to a children cancer hospital.

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        4 days ago

        Non profits can still have employees that get paid, they are just required to report who gets paid and how much (at least in my state).

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          3 days ago

          Yeah obviously they have employees who get paid, but if a large portion of new donations just paid a CEO pay, that’s not exactly discreet fraud when the IRS comes around looking.