At least in DC a lot of foundations/non-profits are a way to brush up the resumes of children of well-connected people with "leadership" and other qualifications while they make very good money. I am also very skeptical since I learned about this.
Mentioning foundations are tax havens for private wealth it is not too surprising to hear they have hereditary qualities (jobs, dinners, receptions, business expenses, travel, conferences). There is an oddly positive connotation typically gifted towards nonprofits when in reality they are stateless sovereign wealth funds.
Which is what makes it so funny when poor people support tax deductions for charity and would rather prefer a system of low taxes and high charity than higher taxes.
It’s really funny when they send your kid home selling candy to raise money for school or publicly humiliate the kids who don’t donate by giving stickers or allowing the others to wear something different.
The effects can be monitored in a lot of different ways - that is definitely one I had not thought since I was a schoolchild. Very effective propaganda went into this standard American framing of nonprofit orgs.
