[widebody911]

Yup - I would hazard to guess that most "charities" are simply corporations that do not actually offer any product or service and trickle down a fraction of their take to maintain their tax-exempt status. For example, there was one kids cancer "charity" that was actually a front for political donations and personal expenses of the board members.

The amount of their tax exemption should be based on how much cash actually flows to a legit organization.

And I think the people who set up "GoFundMe" charity drives should be 1099'd for the amount raised, and then have to prove to the IRS what they did with the money. There was a shooting at a mall last week, and several GoFundMe collections popped up claiming to be collecting for expenses for the families.