Don't know if anyone's posted this or not. There is a fund where you can

[sinkingfeeling]

donate to assist service employees who may lose their wages due to the virus. It is here:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://ofwemergencyfund.org/&ved=2ahUKEwjN_ru1kaLoAhVLAqwKHVLnCtUQFjABegQIARAB&usg=AOvVaw1GE6ybr49mZQINFbm9pp33

This is One Fair Wage. The group which got the $12 minimum wage on Michigan's ballot with the help of Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin.

[Under The Radar]

1. Not to sound insensitive, but that is what unemployment Insurance is for

The government must make unemployment accessible from home and ensure that it is fully funded.

[frazzled]

2. Exactly

That is what the restaurant association is working out with the governor of our state.

[MaryMagdaline]

4. That's hardly enough to live on

[jberryhill]

5. Giving money to strangers doesn't get people paid either

This outfit's finances are a joke.

[jberryhill]

3. How exactly are they doing that

Looking over their annual reports, they don't seem to have any direct experience with this kind of thing, and have an uneven record of contributions to program services.

I would suggest that perhaps others take a look at their IRS 990's to determine the appropriateness of this organization for the proposed task:

https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/911635554

[jberryhill]

6. Update on this outfit's finances

They may do a bang up lobbying job and pay celebrities to do stuff, but there is no reason to believe that this lobbying organization has any experience in managing a "fund to assist service employees".

I would strongly recommend that no one donate to the link in the OP.

Why?

Okay in 2016 this organization took in $1.28M, spent a measly $20K on actual services, and paid $873K on salaries:

Contributions $1,287,363 98.3%
Program services $20,710 1.6%

Executive compensation $79,551 1.7%
Professional fundraising fees $10,904 0.2%
Other salaries and wages $873,13

That's some tall bullshit right there.

2017 is more of a hoot:


Contributions $423,354 99.9%
Program services $0

Other salaries and wages $125,350 20.7%

Net Assets $202,539

They took in $423K, spent NOTHING on program services, paid some people $125K and put the rest away.

Go through the rest of their available finances here:

https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/911635554