Clinton Foundation

[WiffenPoof]

I heard Rush state this morning that only 5% of the money taken in actually goes to helping others. In addition, he claimed that 7% goes to travel and entertainment.

This just doesn't sound right. I thought I heard on one of the cable shows that something like 80% goes to charity.

Can someone direct me to any resource that gives the actual figures? I think Rush is pulling this out of his ass.

-P

[Cary]

1. Just Google, this is debunked everywhere.

Is Limbaugh still on the air? Who listens to that idiot any more?

[OKNancy]

2. some

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/aug/25/reince-priebus/reince-priebus-false-claim-80-clinton-foundation-c/

http://politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2016/sep/01/fact-checking-clinton-foundation-controversy/

[WiffenPoof]

11. Thanks

Good resources.

[napi21]

3. It's 100% wrong. Last report I heard, 90% of the funds go to prrovide

medications to very poor countries. The Pubs, including the idiot talk show host (who I thought retired!), are trying to cover up the revelations about Con's misuse of HIS Foundation!

[MyNameIsKhan]

4. Clinton foundation has in-house charitable cause management, they run own programs

Yes it is right less than 10% is given to external charities, but almost 90% of the money used for serving good cause.

[Imperialism Inc.]

5. Here you go.

The claim is false. Only 10% of the money is passed along to other charities but another 78% is used to directly fund charitable activities.

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/aug/25/reince-priebus/reince-priebus-false-claim-80-clinton-foundation-c/

...Priebus’ case is built on the notion that the only charitable work the Clinton Foundation does is in grant-making and, by extension, everything else is overhead.

..."Although it has ‘foundation’ in its name, the Clinton Foundation is actually a public charity," Brian Mittendorf, a professor of accounting at Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business, wrote in the Chronicle of Philanthropy. "In practical terms, this means both that it relies heavily on donations from the public and that it achieves its mission primarily by using those donations to conduct direct charitable activities, as opposed to providing grants from an endowment.

"Failure to understand the difference led to the widespread claim (covered by the New York Post, Rush Limbaugh, Fox News, and others) that only a small portion of Clinton Foundation spending goes toward charity. While measuring charitable endeavors by the amount of grants awarded may be appropriate for many private foundations, it is not for an organization that acts as a direct service provider like the Clinton Foundation."

[BobbyDrake]

6. Quoting Rush Limbaugh as a source? WTF? Self-delete this nonsense.

And maybe take stock of your life to find out where you went wrong that you're spending your mornings listening to Rush Limbaugh.

[WiffenPoof]

9. Knock It Off Bobby!

How and why I occasionally listen to Rush Limbaugh is no concern of yours...
But since you asked.

First, I do not get anything but Right Wing Radio in my area
Secondly, I often listen to Conservative talk because it:
A) Fires me up B) Keeps me informed on the enemy

Just because I quote him doesn't mean I support his views. Do I really need to explain that???

If you fear that people here will be influenced to start thinking like Rush simply because I quote him...then you must not think very highly of the DU Community and their ability to have the courage of their convictions.

I think it is important to know what "the other side" is thinking. I choose not to ignore them and pretend that they don't exist.

-P

[Foggyhill]

7. Is that a serious question... rush...

Both those numbers are fabulation
90% goes to help people
80% they help directly
10% passed on to other charities
That's about the lowest admin fees and fee to raise money possible

They're actually audited and their accounts are public.

That you think Rush is not lying makes me question this as some trolling thing

[Hekate]

8. Charity Navigator gives them 4 out of 4 stars.

Just google and stay away from RW sources.

[WiffenPoof]

10. Thank you for...

...info.

[Cracklin Charlie]

12. Don't touch anything that's been near his ass!

Of course he's making it up. They have to, because the facts show otherwise.

[LenaBaby61]

13. WiffenPoof ....

"I heard Rush state this morning that only 5% of the money taken in actually goes to helping others. In addition, he claimed that 7% goes to travel and entertainment.

I thought I heard on one of the cable shows that something like 80% goes to charity."

"This just doesn't sound right."

Your first mind was correct. Rush lies so much, that I don't think that HE even knows when he's telling any kernel of the truth any longer. I know a woman whose Mom I did private-duty nursing work for who had to be around him quite a lot (She worked at the old Royal's baseball stadium--he used to visit Royal's stadium a lot), and she told me about him way back in the 1990's, and many of the things she told me about him made my skin crawl. She was right--he's misogynistic, racist, paranoid and more--he's a 1st class douche bag.

[pnwmom]

14. Here is the fact checker, Politifact, saying Pence's claim is FALSE.

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/oct/04/mike-pence/pence-repeats-false-claim-clinton-foundations-limi/


The American Institute of Philanthropy’s Charity Watch, reached the same conclusion. It has given the Clinton Foundation an A rating and says it spends only 12 percent of the money it raises on "overhead."

"The Clinton Foundation is an excellent charity," Charity Watch president Daniel Borochoff said Aug. 24, 2016, on CNN. "They are able to get 88 percent of their spending to bona fide program services and their fundraising efficiency is really low. It only costs them $2 to raise $100."

SNIP

Pence said 10 cents on every dollar from the Clinton Foundation goes to charitable causes. While it’s true that the foundation gives away in grants a small fraction of its resources, about 87 percent of its expenses go toward services it provides directly.

A leading expert in the finances of philanthropies, Mittendorf, says that while the Clinton Foundation calls itself a foundation, it operates like a public charity. Mittendorf cautioned that while the dollar amounts are clear and verified, that is no guarantee that the programs are effective and efficient. However, that is not the criticism Pence raised.

We rate this claim False.