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Old 08-26-2022, 12:50 PM
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As stated, I'm just passing info along from an autocrosser I know, and I know is a person of integrity. I know nothing of the charity or the event.

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Originally Posted by Dandelion View Post
I looked at their website, and there is no indication that they are a 501(c)(3). Their website's "Donate" page is a bunch of placeholder text from the webpage template. The Donate button in the upper right is a link to a Venmo page with no documentation of their actual charity status.

No listing on Charity Navigator.

While the cause they appear to support is a good one - there are also cases where people take advantage of peoples' patriotism or support for first responders to enrich themselves. Even the Wounded Warrior Project has had its troubles:

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/wounded-...onation-money/

https://www.foxnews.com/us/wounded-w...ending-scandal

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