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Thanks, I just did that. It said "hide appeals for a week" but that's better than nothing.

As for being a "sharp-eyed accountant": you don't have to be one of those to ask where the money is going. If it's going to reward the best volunteers or get better servers, fine.

Charity Navigator gives them a 99% rating: https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/200049703

You can look at their 990 form on the IRS website:

==================== The Form 990 is a document that nonprofit organizations file with the IRS annually. We leverage finance and accountability data from it to form Encompass ratings. Click here to search for this organization's Forms 990 on the IRS website [1] (if any are available). Simply enter the organization's name (Wikimedia Foundation) or EIN (200049703) in the 'Search Term' field.

[1] https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/



Charity Navigator also gives borderline scam United Way a 91% https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/131635294

It measures compliance and bureaucratic procedures, and that's about it.


You have to read beyond the rating & look at the numbers.

I could ask here "why do you call it a borderline scam?"

I think it is, too, but I'd love to see you show it to us.




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