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Re:$3T flows through U.S. nonprofits every year by bombcar on Saturday March 07, 2026 @07:45PM (#47293126)
> Why are hospitals and universities lumped in with the food bank in the first place for instance?

Because if you don't have shareholders and like to raise money that's not from VCs, it is convenient to have the donors get a tax deduction.

Otherwise you can run a business with little to no tax without being a non-profit.

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Re:$3T flows through U.S. nonprofits every year by bilbo0s on Saturday March 07, 2026 @08:19PM (#47293331)
The question was not why did the IRS amalgamate those organizations.

The question was why did Charity Sense amalgamate those organizations.

What value is it adding if it does nothing other than report data we could get from the IRS in any case? Saying, "Hey man, we just re-post the data we get from the IRS." Is the same thing as saying, "We didn't really do any analysis."

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Re:$3T flows through U.S. nonprofits every year by relaxing on Saturday March 07, 2026 @09:13PM (#47293653)
Because they’re pushing an agenda that they mean to profit from.
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