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Diehard Ute
02-26-2013, 05:19 PM
http://blog.sfgate.com/49ers/2013/02/26/alex-smiths-foundation-held-up-as-a-non-profit-model/
San Diego Ute Fan
02-26-2013, 05:46 PM
Impossible for anyone to not respect him for this. Read the comments below the article.
3UteDad
02-26-2013, 06:00 PM
Great article.

The source material cited in the Boston Globe is worth a read as well. It will make you think twice and do some research before participating in a charity event to support an athlete's foundation.
Freaky Girl
03-02-2013, 07:12 PM
http://blog.sfgate.com/49ers/2013/02/26/alex-smiths-foundation-held-up-as-a-non-profit-model/


Very cool article, Diehard. Thanks for the link. I bet your mom would like birthday donations in her name. :)

As someone who with foster kids, I can't say enough about how far having someone believe in you can take these kids.
CardiacCoug
03-02-2013, 09:05 PM
Yeah and here's how other charities operate. Great job, Alex Smith!


A foundation started by New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez gave only 1 percent of proceeds to charity during its first year of operation in 2006, then stopped submitting mandatory financial reports to the IRS and was stripped of its tax-exempt status. Yet the group's website still tells visitors the A-Rod Family Foundation is a nonprofit organization.

http://deadspin.com/5988050/alex-rodriguez-only-gave-5090-of-the-403862-he-raised-for-charity-to-charity