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Clinton Foundation executives have been sparring with a nonprofit watchdog over whether the charity should remain on a "watch list" of philanthropies with potential problems.

Charity Navigator, a nonprofit that ranks charities and purports to provide a "guide to intelligent giving," has claimed the Clinton Foundation attempted to "strong-arm" its way off the list by demanding meetings with board members and insisting the watchdog amend its criteria, New York Magazine reported Tuesday.

"We had previously evaluated this organization, but have since determined that this charity's atypical business model can not be accurately captured," Charity Navigator wrote of the Clinton Foundation, which it reportedly added to its list of suspicious philanthropies March 13.

Ken Berger, the former CEO of Charity Navigator, told New York Magazine the top staffers at Bill and Hillary Clinton's massive family charity sought special treatment from the watchdog.

 

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"They felt they were of such importance that we should deviate from our normal process," Berger said. "They were irritated by that."

Charity Navigator cites stories from the Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and Politico among the evidence of potential misconduct that landed the Clinton Foundation on the watch list.

The Clinton Foundation will stay on the watch list for a minimum of six months, according to Charity Navigator's stated policy.

Maura Pally, acting CEO of the Clinton Foundation, told New York Magazine that several foundation officials had attempted to call the watchdog just before news of its designation as a watch-listed charity became public, but none could reach anyone at Charity Navigator.

After being placed on the watch list, the Clinton Foundation's donors and glitzy fundraising events have faced additional scrutiny as Hillary Clinton wraps up the first month of her official presidential campaign.

 

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Charity Watchdog : “The Clinton Foundation is a SLUSH FUND”

POLITICS BY TRUTHFEEDNEWS AUGUST 21, 2016

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.

 

On its 2013 tax forms, the most recent available, the foundation claimed it spent $30 million on payroll and employee benefits; $8.7 million in rent and office expenses; $9.2 million on “conferences, conventions and meetings”; $8 million on fundraising; and nearly $8.5 million on travel. None of the Clintons is on the payroll, but they do enjoy first-class flights paid for by the foundation.

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,” said Bill Allison, a senior fellow at the Sunlight Foundation, a government watchdog group where progressive Democrat and Fordham Law professor Zephyr Teachout was once an organizing director.

In July 2013, Eric Braverman, a friend of Chelsea Clinton from when they both worked at McKinsey & Co., took over as CEO of the Clinton Foundation. He took home nearly $275,000 in salary, benefits and a housing allowance from the nonprofit for just five months’ work in 2013, tax filings show. Less than a year later, his salary increased to $395,000, according to a report in Politico.

Braverman abruptly left the foundation earlier this year, after a falling-out with the old Clinton guard over reforms he wanted to impose at the charity, Politico reported. Last month, Donna Shalala, a former secretary of health and human services underPresident Clinton, was hired to replace Braverman.

Nine other executives received salaries over $100,000 in 2013, tax filings show.

The nonprofit came under fire last week following reports that Hillary Clinton, while she was secretary of state, signed off on a deal that allowed a Russian government enterprise to control one-fifth of all uranium producing capacity in the United States. Rosatom, the Russian company, acquired a Canadian firm controlled by Frank Giustra, a friend of Bill Clinton’s and member of the foundation board, who has pledged over $130 million to the Clinton family charity.

The group also failed to disclose millions of dollars it received in foreign donations from 2010 to 2012 and is hurriedly refiling five years’ worth of tax returns after reporters raised questions about the discrepancies in its filings last week.

An accountant for the Clinton Foundation did not return The Post’s calls seeking clarification on its expenses Friday, and a spokesperson for the group refused comment.

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The Clinton foundation only donates enough to keep its charitable status. Around 10%. The rest gets tied up by Rich people. The clintons also use for tax evasion.

 

what is it the loonie left always cries about the rich using tax "loopholes"

 

 

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1 hour ago, Sludgey said:

The Clinton foundation only donates enough to keep its charitable status. Around 10%. The rest gets tied up by Rich people. The clintons also use for tax evasion.

 

what is it the loonie left always cries about the rich using tax "loopholes"

 

 

you know why...we are all basically the same.

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