That's $26,000 per severelly ill child or about the cost of a ten day stay in a specialized hospital or care facility. That does not seem unreasonable to me. From what I understand, that cost also includes the cost of transporting the children to and from the ranch and depreciation of the buildings (which is still legal under the tax code). I also suspect that the real estate taxes on the facility (or payments in lieu of taxes for a not-for-profit organization) are fairly hefty. And this so-called reporter is shocked that Imus and his family use the ranch? Well duh, it is called the "IMUS Ranch." If Imus and his family didn't spend time at the Ranch, Robert Frank would accuse Imus of lending his name to a charilty that he really doesn't care about.
The notion that they are tax deducting and depreciating their ranch via having 100 kids there in the summer, huge expenses and deductions raises eyebrows. It looks like Imus gets his ranch expenses paid for, hefty deductions all while lookinig like a compassionate man.
I don't know that that is true or not. It just doesn't look good. Looks like a faux charity for personal gain, publicity and such.
"If Imus and his family didn't spend time at the Ranch, Robert Frank would accuse Imus of lending his name to a charity that he really doesn't care about."
I wonder if the Ray Croc family would spend weeks vacationing at their Ronald McDonald House Charities?