Thursday, September 30, 2010
Bono's ONE foundation under fire for giving little over 1% of funds to charity
While the organisation's gameplan has never been direct handouts on the ground, many who admire the Irish rock legend may be surprised by the figures...
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[Webmaster - Now we know why the foundation is called "ONE". Could that be a masonic handshake transpiring in the photo?]
Bono's anti-poverty foundation ONE is under pressure to explain its finances after it was revealed that only a small percentage of money it raises reaches the needy.
The non-profit organisation set up by the U2 frontman received almost £9.6million in donations in 2008 but handed out only £118,000 to good causes (1.2 per cent).
The figures published by the New York Post also show that £5.1million went towards paying salaries.
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[Webmaster - Now we know why the foundation is called "ONE". Could that be a masonic handshake transpiring in the photo?]
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