This is meant to assist in disaster recovery in a way that will be more cost effective for the American Taxpayer and also force a clean up of charitable organizations that are grifting the American people.
When a Federal disaster is declared donations of time, money and materials will be available for a Tax Credit in addition to them being a deduction. The amount of the credit will be equal to the Charitable organizations rating of how much of each dollar goes toward the actual cause. Numbers below don’t actually reflect the percentage from each charity. For example a donation to Samaritans Purse will qualify for a 100% credit. A donation to Red Cross would be 50% credit. This takes into account compensation paid to Charity overhead and salaries paid to board members. I believe this will get more citizens and businesses to donate more to assist in disaster recovery while at the same time force charities to stop using donations for private gains thru excessive salaries.
The additional money that could be given with a standard deduction during and immediately after COVID was an incentive for people to be a little more charitable and kinder. Maybe creating a class of “super” charities that you can donate to who have to hit certain milestones to achieve this and when taxpayers donate to them, a portion of the donation can be used like in 2021 with the standard deduction.
I also what to add this, when this government fail to help in the hurricane disasters, there are organization, that stepped up, like the Cajun Navy, as well all others organization did and all the individual that have there time that gave there time, money to step in where this government fail, I believe the government should help them, so next disasters we have them as a back up and can step in and help as they did this time, I think that’s the least the government can do for them, they covered this government ass so to speak.
After seening President Trump taking office and jumping on this desperate need in NC, all the people that put in there time and money to help these people the best they could, I feel need to be reworded in some way, showing the American Spirit it what happened when the government failed the people, all the people jumped in, with out hesitation and got to work. All these people need to know, that we see them we won’t for get. Maybe this idea will never reach the desk of President Trump or VP Vance but hopefully it dose and goes some where.