GoFundMe is being used by many for recovering from disasters, helping to pay for unexpected expenses, or to assist with costs from a life-threatening accident. Some even use it to help pay for trips and vacations. Whatever the need, it has been a great way for people around the world to help those in need.
But apparently GoFundMe wants to expand their reach and not let those affected know about it until people start donating or asking questions.
According to this ABC7 article, one ham who is the President of his local radio club as well as Treasurer for his local library’s organization was contacted about a GoFundMe page for the library and whether or not it was legit. He looked on GoFundMe’s site to find his library’s group listed. The only problem was he didn’t set the page up. GoFundMe did it!
GoFundMe has created a list of pages for various 501(c)3 organizations based on information from public records.
GoFundMe has taken upon itself to create “nonprofit pages” for 1.4 million 501(c)3 organizations using public IRS data along with information from trusted partners like the PayPal Giving Fund.GoFundMe has taken upon itself to create “nonprofit pages” for 1.4 million 501(c)3 organizations using public IRS data along with information from trusted partners like the PayPal Giving Fund.
If your ham radio club is 501(c)3, then search for it on GoFundMe and investigate whether you need to take action on the site!
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