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Mini Work related rant of the day: Where do people get the idea that they can start up a non-profit charity and still pay themselves a large salary?

Posted by Walt_Disney (aka Walt_Disney) Aug 14 '09, 07:54

Ummm hello the whole point of a charity is to support a public good, not so that you can get paid from it.

I have been involved with enough organizations over the years to know that you very rarely ever get any sort of compensation for all the time and effort that you contribute to social causes.

E-mail from a client wanting to know how she can start a non-profit so she can recieve government funds which will then pay her a salary.

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I specialize in Non-profit/ exemot org tax. You have no idea the crap I see haha. -- nm - MDH Aug 14, 08:00 2
- Wishes to subscribe to your weekly newsletter documenting this :) -- nm - Walt_Disney Aug 14, 08:05 1
  - If I ever get anything funny that I'm allowed to pass on I will - MDH Aug 14, 08:10
That's crazy talk! -- nm - United Way Execs Aug 14, 07:58 1
- I can understand them getting a salary...they raise huge amounts of money on their own and distribute....its the people that create a charity.... - Walt_Disney Aug 14, 08:02
It depends on the scope of the non-profit. In some cases, that would be total bs. In others, the volume of money and work merits and needs paid staff. -- nm - TFox Aug 14, 07:58 3
- (however, of course, drawing a salary off the gov't should never be the *point* of a non-profit.) -- nm - TFox Aug 14, 07:59 2
  - And thats what I see a number of people attempting to do...they want to create their dream job but have someone else pay for it. -- nm - Walt_Disney Aug 14, 08:04
  - but how else can legistlators siphon off public funds to reward political benefactors? -- nm - znufrii Aug 14, 08:02
i guess she should if, in the end, the money still does more good for the community than it would have going somewhere else. -- nm - zork Aug 14, 07:57
Why shouldn't she get paid? It's where her tax dollars go -- nm - Roger More Aug 14, 07:55
hey, it guarantees no profit. -- nm - loosilu Aug 14, 07:55

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