Posted on 01/28/2016 1:19:00 PM PST by conservativejoy
Rather than going directly to veterans groups, 100% of online donations on Trump's pro-veterans site will go directly to Trump's personal foundation.
After ducking the final Republican presidential debate heading into next week's Iowa caucuses, GOP front-runner Donald Trump announced that he would hold his own pro-veterans event during the debate to raise money for veterans. Trump even set up a special website to solicit donations to help veterans.
"Honor their valor," the website, donaldtrumpforvets.com, states. "Donate now to help our Veterans."
The website, which is nothing more than a single page with stock photos and a credit card donation form, claims that "100% of your donations will go directly to Veterans needs."
There's only one problem: 100% of the money raised on the site goes directly to Donald Trump's personal non-profit foundation, according to a disclosure listed at the bottom of the page.
"The Donald J Trump Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization," the disclosure reads. "An email confirmation with a summary of your donation will be sent to the email address provided above."
Trump Non Profit Vets
Confirmation e-mails sent to individuals who contributed via the website confirm that rather than going directly to veterans, all contributions made from the site go directly to Donald Trump's personal foundation.
"The Donald J Trump Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and acknowledges that no goods or services were provided to you in return for your contribution," the confirmation e-mail states. "This letter is your receipt and should be kept with your tax records."
A separate confirmation page that loads after donations are made on the site contains the same language noting that the contribution was made to the Donald J Trump Foundation, not to a distinct veterans organization with a history of directly supporting veterans and their families.
According to the domain registry information for Trump's site, the domain was not registered until Thursday morning. The firm that registered the domain, Florida-based Parscale Media, also designed Trump's official presidential campaign website.
Trump's personal non-profit foundation, the Donald J. Trump Foundation, does not have a history of donating much money to veterans or to veterans' causes. According to a recent analysis of the organization's spending history by the Weekly Standard, Trump's non-profit donated more money to the Clinton Foundation than it did to veterans causes.
Between 2009 and 2013, Trump's non-profit donated between $100,001 and $250,000 to the Clinton Foundation. Over the same period of time, Trump's group gave only $57,000 to veterans groups. A 2015 analysis by Forbes noted that barely 1 percent of the Donald J. Trump Foundation's $5.5 million worth of donations betwen 2009 and 2013 went to organizations that support military veterans:
The Donald J. Trump Foundation has donated $5.5 million to 298 charities between 2009 and 2013 (the most recent year available), according to the non-profit's 990 tax forms from those years. Of that, only $57,000 has been donated to seven organizations that directly benefit military veterans or their families, Forbes found. Wounded Warriors was not among the organizations Trump's foundation gave to in that time period.
Forbes also found that Trump, who we estimate is worth $4.5 billion, has not made personal contributions to his foundation during the same time period. We reached out to his spokespeople for comment, but did not hear back before publishing.
Trump made waves last July when he attacked Sen. John McCain, a Vietnam prisoner of war who was imprisoned for years in the infamous Hanoi Hilton torture camp, for being captured by enemy troops.
"I don't like losers," Trump said during an event moderated by GOP focus group guru Frank Luntz. Trump was referring to McCain.
But he's a war hero," moderator Frank Luntz interjected. "He's a war hero!"
"He's not a 'war hero,'" Trump responded. "He's a 'war hero' because he was captured. I like people that weren't captured, okay? I hate to tell you."
Cool, thanks for the info.
From another thread I understand it takes time to set up a 501(c)(3) organization and he already had his. Being that statement is on the donation page, under the law it has to be adhered to.
In my view The Gary Sinise foundation would be an excellent choice but I don’t believe any one group or several groups have been announced as yet.
I am counting on Trump to do follow up, with lots of pub on what they did with the money
Too great an opportunity for PR in a couple of weeks, likely before SC, to miss
You try convincing people who are still blinded by a guy who loves Nancy, Chuck U, Harry and Hillary! No amount of evidence will suffice.
Buyers’ remorse would be worse even than with Obama. I hope the country doesn’t have to go through that. One thing is for sure, there will never be another Republican President. Trump’s Touch Back Amnesty will legalize millions of new Democrat voters.
You’re really reaching, your TDS is consuming you.
Yes, this is a very good point. Cruz isn’t even getting a majority of Evangelicals. How the heck is he going to win an election if that case?
Well, I hope it’s a success!
This is amusing & sad. Trump donates more to politicians than veterans. Sad.
Trump’s debate stunt outs his donation history. Amusing.
This thread is idiotic.
A 501c can donate to another 501c. Did you really think all the money was going to be just handed to someone with no proof they really are in fact a legitimate Veterans Organization. Doing it this way, Trump can keep track of it and give it to various veterans 501cs.
Good for Trump! He’s a slash and burn thug who annihilates opponents with lies and vicious attacks. The things he has said about Dr. Carson, Cruz and many others, they attack me and everyone else who believes in decency. And people wonder why I and others have come to loathe the man.
It’s also depressing to see the FReepers who are supporting Canadian, flim-flam man and grifter Ted Cruz (is that his real name?).
If the money was going to HILLARY’S private foundation, I’d worry. TRUMP’S foundation is a non-issue.
Christian values- like lying about someone (false witness) & coveting someone else’s success so many times a day, no one can keep count. THOSE Christian values?
SMH
Why what ever gave you an idea like that? Me?
Dive bombing trolls from “over there” coming over here have all the unsuppressed speech they wish for.
Why would anyone want to interfere with their freedom to dive, and bomb, and troll here? They even have their very own threads to play on.
I was just wanting to handle the missile like a Viking Kitty. We love trolls at FR. We clean up their messes all the time. Especially *lobbylu’s. Now she is one deep thinker with her grade of post, as a troll. You can always tell the Mensa types.
We clean up her messes a LOT.
Why not? What better way to insure the contributions go to the organizations who best serve their cause rather than the groups whose only purpose is to line the pockets of their so called directors.......
I'll go so far as to even call out that hypocrite leader of Afghanistan Veterans of America founder Paul Rieckhoff who currently receives an annual salary of $145,500.00............He's a known Democrat shill who supports Hillary Clinton
As a side note, I posted a picture of this poser who appears to have an enormous amount of ribbons for a National Guard member who only served one year in the middle east..........
Whoa, did Donald appoint you as Archangel in Chief?
Thank you so much FRiend. You are the best as well. It was a pleasure to donate to this great group of people. I am truly comfortable in knowing that Trump will pick the appropriate group to donate to.
Well stated. I hope every debate participant reminds the voters of this very fact. Trump gives more to the Clinton Foundation than to the Vets and you wouldn’t know this if it hadn’t been for childish temper tantrum this week.
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