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neksn 17 hours ago [-]
> Kids in need aren’t even really the target of the organization’s financial efforts. Instead, those go to 17- and 18-year-olds seeking gap-year trips to Israel and their families.
This is priceless.
tt_dev 12 hours ago [-]
This was the biggest eye opener in that entire article
recursivecaveat 14 hours ago [-]
From their most recent form 990: "Advertising and Promotion: $41,505,368; Grants (domestic + foreign): $36,693,172". More than anything it's a self-licking ice-cream cone. Ads that solicit donations for more ads.
Going to be interesting to see if they adapt their messaging to be more explicit about who their beneficiaries are, or just stop soliciting in CA. Seems like a good chunk of their donations could come from CA, so it'd be a big loss. Maybe they'll instead spin up some CA-based beneficiaries so they can maintain their mission without having to be more explicit about who is benefiting exactly.
EtienneDeLyon 15 hours ago [-]
There are no "beneficiaries" it's a grift!
apparent 12 hours ago [-]
I think the kids who get to go to camp or Israel for free are beneficiaries. It's not like all of the money goes to executives' salaries, right?
15 hours ago [-]
throwaway81523 16 hours ago [-]
OMG, I thought those ads were annoying but this tops it off.
UqWBcuFx6NV4r 16 hours ago [-]
As a non-American, I never really bothered looking up if this was just a weird Family Guy joke. There you go.
chmaynard 17 hours ago [-]
The broadcast companies that have been selling air time to K4K for two decades should be held accountable for misleading advertising. Oh wait, the broadcasters own the US Congress and federal regulators. Never mind.
sciencesama 17 hours ago [-]
every single time we are scammed out of money it is one country that benefits the most !
kstrauser 14 hours ago [-]
pulls up a chair Oh? Do tell! Which is the sole country scamming us out of money?
erxam 14 hours ago [-]
Is it really scamming if it was all theirs from the start? We're all their property, you know.
This is priceless.
Spoilers for The Good Place: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFQHHor6mT8
I remember being delighted how the scene skewered an unexpected but very deserving target.
I originally learned about it through [the trueanon podcast](https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-477-kold-135145076), their episode on it is really good.
G-d said so.