Gaga: Haus Labs Donations

[blankpaper 21]

2 minutes ago, KatieJudasGaga4 said:

People implying Gaga is a criminal. 

 

There was a whole thread the other day just about how btwf was created for tax evasion 

[TimisaMonster 31,073]

Where are the fans that said Gaga isn't in charge of Haus Labs and it isn't "her" company??? I'm waiting...

[Bernadette 376]

1 hour ago, blankpaper said:

So I actually managed to track down their financial statements but can’t post them since it’s on a paid subscription to a database I have access to through my job

Their “program costs” account for approximately 2/3 of their expenses. Program costs are the expenses that are directly related to the work they do—donations, studies, programs,etc

their overhead/administration costs account for the remaining 1/3–that’ll include salaries and everything  

These guys are surprisingly small so it looks like they may not have the same filing and audit requirements I thought they’d have (there are different levels of requirements based on income/assets/etc). We have local nonprofits in my smallish/midsize city that have more cashflow

Cynthia isn’t getting rich from this. And the risk of getting caught with any tax evasion bullshit FAR outweighs the benefits given how small it is 

Thanks

[Glamourpuss 29,062]

1 hour ago, zcasx said:

why is questioning the efficacy and usefulness of BTWf hateful? God you guys sound like a cult 

I'm glad you asked the questions tbh because I didn't know much about the foundation and I was curious too. 

[Modern Ecstasy2 2,202]

When I was at Enigma last year (maybe others who were at any of the shows remember this), I stopped by the BTWF table after, to talk to people from Find Your Anchor, a US-based non profit that does suicide prevention work. You could sign up with them to have a suicide prevention box sent to you, so I got one to bring for the youth I work with. It took over 3 months for them to get it to me  because of their association with Gaga, they became flooded with requests for boxes.

But that wasn’t even BTWF, it was just another non profit they were supporting, who are actually doing concrete work and providing resources to people.

I’ve always been wary of BTWF. How can you say you’re advocating for better mental health without even having a crisis line or something. 

 

 

[Antoni 5,332]

I just think it's kind of questionable and not very humble to be like "I'm going to take $1 from Haus Labs (me) and give it to BTWF (also me). I care so much about charity (me)."

[Miel 15,009]

2 minutes ago, Modern Ecstasy2 said:

But that wasn’t even BTWF, it was just another non profit they were supporting, who are actually doing concrete work and providing resources to people.

I’ve always been wary of BTWF. How can you say you’re advocating for better mental health without even having a crisis line or something. 

I think a big portion of what they do is foundational, and in support of other specialized organizations? Like with what you said- in this event, they were supporting Find Your Anchor/vice versa.

I've worked within the community non-profit/corporate CSR sector before, and the impression I get is that the BTWF  acts almost like a philanthropic structure for other specialized, or regional, organizations that are in line or adjacent with their core statements.

It seems they occasionally do direct work, too (education and trauma resource funding for those areas affected by the massive US shootings last year, etc).

[Stef 61,598]

I’m seeing a lot of controversy on social media mainly my Facebook about how she’s basically using one of her companies to benefit her charity, is there really an issue with it? Can someone educate me on this?

[lgaga1fan 2,305]

She said they're doing it for mental health awareness month. Doesn't seem like that big of a deal to be getting upset over...

[Miel 15,009]

1 minute ago, Timmers said:

I just think it's kind of questionable and not very humble to be like "I'm going to take $1 from Haus Labs (me) and give it to BTWF (also me). I care so much about charity (me)."

I would agree if this were an isolated statement, but considering the prior donations Haus Labs has made directly to food banks and resource centers during the beginning of the pandemic, and Gaga's work with the WHO/Global Citizen, I think it's just semantics.

[Miel 15,009]

1 minute ago, Stef said:

I’m seeing a lot of controversy on social media mainly my Facebook about how she’s basically using one of her companies to benefit her charity, is there really an issue with it? Can someone educate me on this?

There's precedence in that this has been done (by other companies before, of course) to avoid taxations , I think. But @blankpaper made a pretty comprehensive analysis about how that is unlikely with the BTWF, considering its structure.

1 minute ago, lgaga1fan said:

She said they're doing it for mental health awareness month. Doesn't seem like that big of a deal to be getting upset over...

I agree. I think a lot of people, in many different ways, are just on edge and irritated.

[Modern Ecstasy2 2,202]

7 minutes ago, Miel said:

I think a big portion of what they do is foundational, and in support of other specialized organizations? Like with what you said- in this event, they were supporting Find Your Anchor/vice versa.

I've worked within the community non-profit/corporate CSR sector before, and the impression I get is that the BTWF  acts almost like a philanthropic structure for other specialized, or regional, organizations that are in line or adjacent with their core statements.

It seems they occasionally do direct work, too (education and trauma resource funding for those areas affected by the massive US shootings last year, etc).

Yeah, I work for a non profit as well.

I mean, if an org is “just” providing funding to other specialized organizations, that’s still awesome, as non profits always need money to keep their programs running.

It would kinda be cool if BTWF could expand in the future to do direct work with service users.

[Modern Ecstasy2 2,202]

@Runway not gonna quote you cause it’s quite long, but thank you for looking that up & sharing! There’s actually a couple of organizations in there that are in the city I live in! I had no idea they were supported by BTWF, that’s very cool.

[Miel 15,009]

6 minutes ago, Modern Ecstasy2 said:

Yeah, I work for a non profit as well.

I mean, if an org is “just” providing funding to other specialized organizations, that’s still awesome, as non profits always need money to keep their programs running.

It would kinda be cool if BTWF could expand in the future to do direct work with service users.

I agree, I would love to see them do more direct work in the future! And not just with funding, but on the ground as well. But as of now, I'm glad they're doing what they're doing.

They remind me of United Way, in a sense.

[Glamourpuss 29,062]

34 minutes ago, Timmers said:

I just think it's kind of questionable and not very humble to be like "I'm going to take $1 from Haus Labs (me) and give it to BTWF (also me). I care so much about charity (me)."

It's not like she's asking for donations though. People are still buying makeup from her website. It just so happens that from today onwards $1 from every purchase will go to her charity.