questions about charitable foundations

Re the Current CFC campaign from FedSmith

questions about charitable foundations: "The dollars you give to charity are important--and charities obviously want more of them to help fulfill their missions.

This year's campaign has been unusual with an undercurrent of controversy unusual for the campaign. It first hit the media as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) unleashed its public relations machinery to publicly decline the usual $500,000 or so it would get from the campaign and express its dissatisfaction with government regulations on requirements for checking lists for possible terrorists"