Showing posts with label charity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label charity. Show all posts

Sunday, September 24, 2017

Private charitable groups & businesses have been central to disaster response & rebuilding throughout U.S. history.

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Monday, November 7, 2016

More evidence to suggest Clinton Foundation is just a money making scheme. Line 8 - take in $144M, line 13 - Grants paid in charity $8.9M





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Thursday, May 12, 2016

Charity Fraud: Wall Street whistleblower drops Clinton Foundation bombshell. "There are massive discrepancies between what major donors say they gave... and the Clinton Foundation said that they got..."



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Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Hillary Clinton's tax returns: the most hilarious chart. 99% of their charitable giving went to Clinton Foundation

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Wednesday, May 20, 2015

The Clinton Foundation Only Spent 10 Percent 6 Percent Of Its Budget On Charity In 2013







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Meanwhile, cancer patients got boxes of sample-size soap, seasonal greeting cards, and Little Debbie snack cakes.

◼ FOUR CANCER CHARITIES ACCUSED OF POCKETING $187 MILLION - William Bigelow/Breitbart

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has joined attorneys general in every state in accusing four cancer charities, run by extended members of the same family, of lying to donors, collecting $187 million from 2008 through 2012, while spending only 3% of the total on helping actual cancer patients. The four charities are the Cancer Fund of America, the Breast Cancer Society, the Children’s Cancer Fund of America, and Cancer Support Services.

The family’s positions are as follows: the Cancer Fund of America is run by James Reynolds, Sr., who is also the CEO of Cancer Support Services; the Breast Cancer Society’s CEO is his son, James Reynolds, Jr.; and the Children’s Cancer Fund of America is run by Rose Perkins, the ex-wife of James Reynolds, Sr.

The charities asserted that they spent 100% of donations on services such as hospice care, pain meds for children, and transportation for patients undergoing chemotherapy. The government flatly states, “These were lies,” according to CNN. Jessica Rich, chief of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, said that the remaining 97% of funds donated to the charities were spent on private fundraisers or on the Reynolds family. Meanwhile, cancer patients got boxes of sample-size soap, seasonal greeting cards, and Little Debbie snack cakes.

...The Breast Cancer Society and the Children’s Cancer Fund of America are in the process of closing. James Reynolds, Jr., was hit with over $60 million in fines, although once he pays $75,000, the judgment against him will be suspended, and Perkins was hit with charges of $30 million, but because she cannot pay the sum, the judgment will be suspended.

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Saturday, May 16, 2015

Mitt Romney Fought Evander Holyfield

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Friday, May 8, 2015

Sachs: People in Charity Work Unhappy With Clinton's Schmoozing For Years





Friday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” in a discussion about the book “Clinton Cash,” left-leaning economics professors Jeffrey Sachs said, “There is a lot of money sloshing around, and everything is blurred, and it’s not good.”

Sachs said, “There is a lot here that is real, whether it’s quid pro quos or not, who knows. But the amount of schmoozing involved and crossing lines and one person putting money in a foundation, and then Clinton getting unbelievable amounts for his speeches, and then contracts going one way or another. It’s not good. Those blurry lines have been seen by many people.”

“People that work this places like Haiti, for example, saw that this massive machine of State Department, Clinton Foundation, private businesses with money flowing in every every direction,” Sachs said. “Clinton getting awards with massive price tags that he charges, contracts going to the businesses that were giving the awards. Nobody liked it. Nobody liked it and people saw it for years.”





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Monday, April 27, 2015

New York Post: “It seems like the Clinton Foundation operates as a slush fund for the Clintons,” said Bill Allison, a senior fellow at the Sunlight Foundation, a government watchdog group once run by leading progressive Democrat and Fordham Law professor Zephyr Teachout.



◼ Charity watchdog: Clinton Foundation a ‘slush fund’ - New York Post

The Clinton Foundation’s finances are so messy that the nation’s most influential charity watchdog put it on its “watch list” of problematic nonprofits last month.
The Clinton family’s mega-charity took in more than $140 million in grants and pledges in 2013 but spent just $9 million on direct aid.
The group spent the bulk of its windfall on administration, travel, and salaries and bonuses, with the fattest payouts going to family friends....

In all, the group reported $84.6 million in “functional expenses” on its 2013 tax return and had more than $64 million left over — money the organization has said represents pledges rather than actual cash on hand.

Some of the tens of millions in administrative costs finance more than 2,000 employees, including aid workers and health professionals around the world.

But that’s still far below the 75 percent rate of spending that nonprofit experts say a good charity should spend on its mission.
Charity Navigator, which rates nonprofits, recently refused to rate the Clinton Foundation because its “atypical business model . . . doesn’t meet our criteria.”

Charity Navigator put the foundation on its “watch list,” which warns potential donors about investing in problematic charities. The 23 charities on the list include the Rev. Al Sharpton’s troubled National Action Network, which is cited for failing to pay payroll taxes for several years.

Other nonprofit experts are asking hard questions about the Clinton Foundation’s tax filings in the wake of recent reports that the Clintons traded influence for donations.

“It seems like the Clinton Foundation operates as a slush fund for the Clintons...



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Friday, April 24, 2015

PAY-TO-PLAY: New accusations Clintons enriched themselves on Haiti earthquake







◼ For Hillary Clinton, Scandals Have Achieved Critical Mass - IBD
Ethics: With each day, new revelations call into question Hillary Clinton's behavior during her tenure as secretary of state and after. It's time for her to suspend her campaign and start answering questions.

When even the left-wing media notice a leading Democrat's apparent ethical lapses, she has a real problem. And so does the Democratic Party, which as of now has all its bets for 2016 placed on Hillary Clinton, who, Peter Schweizer's upcoming book "Clinton Cash" suggests, may have engaged in corrupt behavior in office.
◼ This would imply the extent of corruption is known. It's not. There is more to come. Think Cheryl Mills. - Join the discussion at Lucianne

From the comments: It´s not the critical mass of the scandals that matters. It´s the critical mass of the media´s criticism of the sordid mess that will make a difference. Will they do their job? Past history doesn´t offer too much reason for optimism.



◼ Clinton Cash: The Untold Story of How and Why Foreign Governments and Businesses Helped Make Bill and Hillary Rich - Available for Pre-order at Amazon. This item will be released on May 5, 2015.
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Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Exclusive: Emails Reveal Deceased Hedge Fund Manager Refused To Join Bill Gates’ "Worthless" Giving Pledge

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Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Tonight: 5:30 p.m. at The Wharfinger Building

◼ Arkley calls meeting on homeless issues; local businessman: Humboldt County a 'Mecca' for transients - Times-Standard

Local businessman Rob Arkley feels like the city and county are being taken over by the homeless, and he's looking to do something about it.

Arkley is calling a community meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in Eureka's Wharfinger Building, 1 Marina Way, to discuss homeless issues and, specifically, how to make it so fewer homeless people stick around town....

If You Go: RSVP Yes or No to sfuller@snsc.com

What: Meeting regarding “homeless issues”
When: 5:30 p.m. Wednesday
Where: The Wharfinger Building, 1 Marina Way in Eureka

◼ Arkley Email: Our County and City are Being Taken Over by the Homeless - Andrew Goff/Lost Coast Outpost
◼ Arkley vs. Bridges: Two Perspectives on How to Treat the Needy - Ryan Burns/North Coast Journal

Dear All,

Our County and City are being taken over by the homeless. It seems as though many of the policies being pursued by our County and City governments, and certain not-for-profits, actually encourage the homeless to come here and stay here. Free food, showers, clean clothes, assistance above state averages, free housing, lax jail policies are just some of the attractive programs and policies. Clearly, too much right has become wrong. We have become a Mecca for the homeless and we all pay the price. Garbage or dump fees from trash and discarded clothing left on streets, sidewalks, alleys and private property have become “our” responsibility. Health and environmental issues arise from the same public areas and private property being freely used for urination and defecation, not to mention the aesthetics, or lack of, from this behavior. The general public is not comfortable walking in certain well known locations around our cities and county because the homeless with their antics have taken over what should belong to, and be enjoyed by, all of us.

I feel as though we are like the frog in the boiling water. It has gotten to the point where everybody knows that the homeless are a huge problem, but nobody is doing anything. All of our businesses are being negatively impacted. It is difficult to attract people to Eureka. Who wants to be panhandled on the way to an interview for a job? What business owner wants to invest in real estate that is negatively impacted by trash and loitering?

I think that it is time for us to get together and see if we can build a consensus on how to deal with this issue. Specifically, I would like to know what policies and programs can be cut that will reduce the number of homeless. I often hear that if we don’t provide certain services to the homeless, monies will be withheld by state and federal governments. While some, especially government and certain not-for-profits, may consider this dire, we need to make sure that elected officials understand that while government may lose monies, our private businesses and households may well be better off without the crime, environmental damage and monetary costs that these additional monies attract. It will also be interesting to see if the negative impacts of the homeless programs on local business and quality of life for the community are monetarily weighed.

Folks, let’s take our area back and encourage our elected officials to take steps that consider the overall negative impacts on all of us created by enrolling in programs designed to “help” the homeless. I have no doubt that when weighed against the loss of governmental revenue, the benefits to all of us by rejecting the monies would dwarf the downside.

I would like to see if any of you would like to join a group that deals with the most pressing issue that our area faces.

vty,
Rob
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Friday, September 13, 2013

Tina Brown's "Charity" Scooped Up Millions, Most of Which Was Spent on Lavish Parties in Her Honor

◼ In 2011, Brown's charity gave out a single grant of $10,000. - Ace Of Spades

It raised $1.17 million that year. It claimed over $500,000 in expenses; over $100,000 was for a Launch Party.

◼ The nonprofit Women in the World Foundation kicked off to much fanfare in 2011 with a star-studded Manhattan party that cost $168,048 and was hosted by Meryl Streep. - NY Post
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Thursday, December 13, 2012

Charitable giving tax break at risk; White House, Nonprofits battle behind the scenes...

◼ The White House and the nation’s most prominent charities are embroiled in a tense behind-the-scenes debate over President Obama’s push to scale back the nearly century-old tax deduction on donations that the charities say is crucial for their financial health. - Jerry Markon and Peter Wallsten/Washington Post
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