34,149 USD raised for the Born This Way Foundation

[LordEnigma 11,313]

2 hours ago, LadyGagaTampon said:

I still don't get why a multi millionaire can't fund her own foundation and asks us for money..

Wtf 

[derpmonster 22,412]

2 hours ago, Shipper said:

She is a smart businesswoman. You see, donations are tax deductible. Instead of paying the government back millions of dallars in taxes, by donating to a charity she partially owns, she has more control on where the money goes to and for a cause she believes in. 

This also keeps her mom employed. The money stays in their control. 

It's not her money though. It's the foundation's. She can't just take money out if it for herself. That would be laundering 

[ChavaWM 1,802]

Better use ALL that money to buy your single Gagz! Music and the bling!

[Edonis 25,969]

Whew, the OGH on this site are really something else

OT: Good for the foundation and a big thank you for the people that donated! Mental Health initiatives are already very hard to fund in the United States, so having this amount of donations really does have substantial impact.  

[Shipper 12,765]

12 hours ago, derpmonster said:

It's not her money though. It's the foundation's. She can't just take money out if it for herself. That would be laundering 

I didnt say it was her money. I said she gets to spend it on a cause she believes in through the BTW foundation. Her mom is the head so they control how the money is spent --- within the foundation.

Rich people donate a lot because instead of owing taxes to the government, they can spend it donating and do a good deed. 

 

[RAMROD 96,409]

That is not so very much, from a foundation with a major superstar as the face of it. I have expected it would raise millions. That is sad, have people not caring much about their virtues to be donators?