{"id":2390364,"date":"2025-01-14T20:02:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T01:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/notoriously-woke-gofundme-skimming-mind-blowing-amount-of-money-from-la-fire-donations\/"},"modified":"2025-01-14T20:05:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T01:05:12","slug":"notoriously-woke-gofundme-skimming-mind-blowing-amount-of-money-from-la-fire-donations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/notoriously-woke-gofundme-skimming-mind-blowing-amount-of-money-from-la-fire-donations\/","title":{"rendered":"Notoriously Woke GoFundMe Skimming Mind-Blowing Amount of Money from LA Fire Donations"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnotoriously-woke-gofundme-skimming-mind-blowing-amount-of-money-from-la-fire-donations%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2390364&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Los Angeles County supervisor Kathryn Barger has criticized the crowdfunding\u2063 platform GoFundMe for charging\u200d high fees during the wildfire crisis. While attempting to donate $500 \u2062to\u200c a family affected by the fires, she encountered $95 in fees, which she found\u2063 shocking. barger acknowledged the need for the platform to cover its operational costs but\u200d urged GoFundMe&#8217;s CEO, Tim Cadogan, to lower these fees to ensure \u200bmore funds reach those in need during\u2062 emergencies. gofundme has stated that the only mandatory charge is a \u200bstandard\u2062 transaction fee and that tips for the platform\u200d are voluntary, albeit suggested at \u200dabout 14%.The platform reportedly raised $400,000 in \u200bfees from a single\u2062 fundraiser related to the fires.Critics suggest that GoFundMe could improve transparency, notably\u2064 during crises, \u200dby waiving fees or clarifying that \u200ctips\u2063 are optional. The company has faced scrutiny in the past for its handling of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">politically\u2064 sensitive fundraising campaigns<\/a>. there is a call for GoFundMe to prioritize facilitating donations without excessive deductions influenced\u200b by political concerns.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A senior Los Angeles official took aim at crowdfunding platform GoFundMe, claiming the site charges exorbitant fees for users who want to support those affected by the wildfire crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Kathryn Barger, a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, asserted at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-trump-campaign-holds-press-conference-to-outline-viable-path-to-victory\/\" title=\"Watch Live: Trump Campaign Holds Press Conference to Outline &#039;Viable Path to Victory&#039;\">news conference<\/a> over the weekend that she had to pay $95 in tips or fees while she tried to give $500 to a family rendered homeless by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dei-cripple-la-fire-departments-response-wildfires-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fires<\/a>, according to a Monday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-14278757\/gofundme-los-angeles-fires-backlash-donation-fees.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> by the U.K.&rsquo;s Daily Mail.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was shocked to find out that to give $500, they were going to charge me $95,&rdquo; Barger said.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/will-north-korea-soon-test-a-nuclear-weapon\/\" title=\"Will North Korea Soon Test a Nuclear Weapon?\">official commented<\/a> that the company does deserve to &ldquo;be able to pay for their overhead,&rdquo; but remarked that &ldquo;at the same time, we are in a crisis.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She asked GoFundMe CEO Tim Cadogan to &ldquo;cut the cost in order to ensure that the money goes directly to the family.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The news outlet concluded that GoFundMe, which is based in Redwood City, California, has raked in $400,000 in tips and fees from just a single fundraiser related to the fires, and there are hundreds of fundraisers on the site at the moment.<\/p>\n<p>The platform adds a suggested 14 percent &ldquo;tip&rdquo; for GoFundMe on its donation page, but consumers can alter the online form if they want to tip a lower amount &mdash; or nothing at all.<\/p>\n<p>GoFundMe said in a statement to the Daily Mail that the comments from Barger were not accurate, noting that she appeared to include the optional suggested tip.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The only fee on GoFundMe is a standard transaction fee of 2.9 percent + $0.30 per donation, which helps us pay our payment processors and safely deliver funds,&rdquo; a spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;GoFundMe is primarily powered by voluntary tips and relies on these completely optional contributions from donors,&rdquo; the spokesperson added.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps there are a few ways in which leaders at GoFundMe could be more transparent and assist with fundraisers for their own home state.<\/p>\n<p>They could temporarily waive the tip system, or make more clear that the tips are optional, at least during crisis situations like the wildfires.<\/p>\n<p>But in many cases, GoFundMe accounts are created for crises, even if they are not crises that happen to an entire city all at once. For someone who is raising money for cancer treatment or a legal defense fund, every dollar counts.<\/p>\n<p>That is true regardless of political preference or ideology, but GoFundMe has a poor history of respecting that distinction as well.<\/p>\n<p>Look no further than GoFundMe ripping <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gofundme-betrays-freedom-convoy-donors-donations-truckers-new-crowdfunding-site-skyrocket\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$9 million away<\/a> from the Canadian Freedom Convoy, a movement of truckers that protested lockdowns and mandates in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Less than two years earlier, Candace Owens tried to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">raise funds<\/a> for a restaurant owner in Alabama who had expressed a countercultural opinion about George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement, but GoFundMe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gofundme-turns-back-candace-owens-allowing-funds-raised-looters\/?ff_source=site&amp;ff_medium=westernjournalism&amp;ff_content=2021-09-27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pulled the plug<\/a> after the campaign raised over $200,000. The organization declared the cause to be &ldquo;intolerant.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>GoFundMe executives need to make sure that they are cleared of any appearance of wrongdoing. 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Kathryn Barger, a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, stated during a recent news conference that she was charged $95 in tips or fees while attempting to donate $500 to a family displaced by the fires. She expressed her shock at this cost and acknowledged that while GoFundMe should cover its operational expenses, it is crucial to reduce fees during such crises so that more funds reach those in need<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2390365,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GoFundMe-tips.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[48520,14142,48519,48521,36456],"class_list":["post-2390364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-fundraising-controversy","tag-gofundme","tag-la-fire-donations","tag-scam-alert","tag-woke-culture"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GoFundMe-tips.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2390364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2390364"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2390364\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2390368,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2390364\/revisions\/2390368"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2390365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2390364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2390364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2390364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}