[lemevi]

The $1mm donation to St Jude's was pretty classy, even given the crooked scam. I hope it helps some kids.

[ajnin]

If you were cynical you could also say that's a pretty good way to give yourself the image of a good guy Robin Hood, for when the justice eventually catches up to you.

[mehwoot]

Well it's pretty easy to donate money when it isn't yours, and it was much easier to anonymously donate the winning piece than it was to organise someone you knew to take it and get a cut.

[peteretep]

You don't get to have a brand as profitable as McDs by quibbling over minor gifts to charities

[lenomad]

The gift was not by McDonald's but by the scammer!

[peteretep]

The initial gift was the scammer. The decision to continue paying it out was McDs gift.

[marincounty]

I think St. Jude's is a great nonprofit. That said, I heard a few years ago that the charity is literally overfunded.

I don't know if it's true anymore, but I wish people would look into charities before giving that much needed money.

I don't know why people who have the ability to give to charities--never seem to look into the financials?

I know what I said is sac religious, and I'm probally wrong.

I just know of a lot of smaller nonprofits that need money. They don't incorporate in delware. The principal founders don't make much money. I probally shouldn't have said anything?

[Johnny555]

Charity Navigator ranks St Judes with 89 points out of 100.

They spend 68% of their donations on program expenses, 10% to administrative overhead and 20% on fundraising expenses.

http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary...

I'm not sure how a charity that funds a research hospital for children can even be "overfunded", medical research is one field that seems capable of absorbing infinite money.