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Some fundraisers pay >90% of the funds to themselves

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Re: Some fundraisers pay >90% of the funds to themselves

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yeah, this is been one of the most difficult parts about becoming an adult was realizing that so many nonprofits are basically just self-serving jobs programs. especially when the CEO can be paid "market rate."

I stopped donating to a very well known charity organization when I found that 85% of the annual costs were administrative, 10% we're property costs, and only 5% went to actual programs. This may be just the way the local chapter is set up, but it's fucking greasy.

Re: Some fundraisers pay >90% of the funds to themselves

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post #3

yeah, this is been one of the most difficult parts about becoming an adult was realizing that so many nonprofits are basically just self-serving jobs programs. especially when the CEO can be paid "market rate."

There are also those nonprofits that are run by rich people that are basically a mechanism to reduce taxes on activities they would already do

Re: Some fundraisers pay >90% of the funds to themselves

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post #4
post #3

yeah, this is been one of the most difficult parts about becoming an adult was realizing that so many nonprofits are basically just self-serving jobs programs. especially when the CEO can be paid "market rate."

I stopped donating to a very well known charity organization when I found that 85% of the annual costs were administrative, 10% we're property costs, and only 5% went to actual programs. This may be just the way the local chapter is set up, but it's fucking greasy.

Why do people post comments like this and not name the offenders?
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