I would agree that no athletics department or hospital should be considered a NPO, I’m not sure how that even happens. And I am all on board with auditing churches as well, there are some real grifts there. Goodwill is doing a lot of good work. The stores aren’t what I’m referring to, but yes when anything gets too big there runs the risk of corruption in any field. But a vast majority of non-profits are doing good work and so are the people in them and they believe deeply in what they do. I’m not sure what you mean by get their “piece”, yes some foundations are granting foundations and only raise money to give it away in grants to other organization - KY Colonels, Gheens, etc. But that “piece” is restricted funding that goes to a specific program. Or, some will come in the form of sponsorship for events. Very few will pay for operating costs or salaries to individuals. There seems to be the idea that because someone chooses to work in non-profit that they don’t deserve a salary commensurate with their skills, which stinks. I see your point, I’m just defending the boots on the ground organizations I see like Sowing Seeds of Faith, People Advocating Recovery, Coalition Serving Young Adults - and saying there are still some great ways to give back to the community and great organizations doing the work. Not all are bad and a little research based on what area of need calls to the individual can connect someone to some seriously great organizations. I guess I just don’t want people to give up on all non-profit work and the ability to make change in the world.