Did Sen. Ted Cruz fly to Cancún during the Texas freeze?

[moxy 1,051]

8 minutes ago, Dashinka said:

Yep, I would like to see an actual accounting rather than the words of a DC politician.

I just received an itemized receipt. The money went to the following donations:

 

Houston Food Bank (EIN: 74-2181456)
Feeding Texas (EIN: 74-2762542)
ECHO (Ending Community Homelessness Coalition) (EIN: 27-4449243)
Family Eldercare (EIN: 74-2286387)
The Bridge Homeless Recovery Center (EIN: 45-3452817)

 

100% of my donation is accounted for, split evenly across these charities.

 

Here's the URL for the fundraiser: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/aoc-social-20210218/

 

And if you absolutely cannot bring yourself to donating through this fundraiser, maybe reach out to any or all of those I just listed and make individual donations.

[Dashinka 24,492]

Well, the last 990 available (2018) for ActBlue Charities shows revenues of $23,590,170 with expenses of $23,256,655 most of that being  passed through contributions, however there are no details as to those.

[laylalex 7,284]

1 minute ago, Dashinka said:

Well, the last 990 available (2018) for ActBlue Charities shows revenues of $23,590,170 with expenses of $23,256,655 most of that being  passed through contributions, however there are no details as to those.

You need to look at the specific charities involved here. moxy listed them. ActBlue is just being used as a platform here.

 

9 minutes ago, moxy said:

Houston Food Bank (EIN: 74-2181456)
Feeding Texas (EIN: 74-2762542)
ECHO (Ending Community Homelessness Coalition) (EIN: 27-4449243)
Family Eldercare (EIN: 74-2286387)
The Bridge Homeless Recovery Center (EIN: 45-3452817)

 

[moxy 1,051]

12 minutes ago, laylalex said:

I would LOVE to see Ted Cruz start his own fundraising campaign for the people of his state by partnering with charities to help the people of Texas get through this and recover. I will match my donation to AOC's campaign if he does. 

I'll also match. We're a cynical bunch here, but this should be beyond politics.

[moxy 1,051]

2 minutes ago, laylalex said:

You need to look at the specific charities involved here. moxy listed them. ActBlue is just being used as a platform here.

Yep. As I said, 100% of my donation was passed on to those charities. There were no fees, nothing skimmed off the top. Here's a copy of my receipt. I've blurred out the numbers because that's nobody's business. But Dashinka, if you want me to PM you the un-blurred receipt privately, I'm happy to do that.

 

[Dashinka 24,492]

4 minutes ago, laylalex said:

You need to look at the specific charities involved here. moxy listed them. ActBlue is just being used as a platform here.

 

 

I tend to agree, but with a charity that has no rating on Charity Navigator, would you give them money.  Better to find a better rated charity directly in TX.

 

[moxy 1,051]

1 minute ago, Dashinka said:

I tend to agree, but with a charity that has no rating on Charity Navigator, would you give them money.  Better to find a better rated charity directly in TX.

Do that then. Find a charity you're cool with that is helping Texans get through this.

[laylalex 7,284]

Here's a link from Charity Navigator with four 3 or 4 star organizations focused on recovery and aid during the winter storms: https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=8555

[Dashinka 24,492]

1 minute ago, moxy said:

Yep. As I said, 100% of my donation was passed on to those charities. There were no fees, nothing skimmed off the top. Here's a copy of my receipt. I've blurred out the numbers because that's nobody's business. But Dashinka, if you want me to PM you the un-blurred receipt privately, I'm happy to do that.

 

I don't really care how much you donated that is your own business, or the fact that you or anyone donated at all.  That being said, there are many charities out there that are really bad, and much like @laylalex, I use Charity Navigator to evaluate if a charity is worth giving to, this one has no rating which does not mean good or bad, but that there is not enough information to evaluate.  As to if I donate or not, that is my business, I do not look for personal praise.

[moxy 1,051]

1 minute ago, Dashinka said:

I don't really care how much you donated that is your own business, or the fact that you or anyone donated at all.  That being said, there are many charities out there that are really bad, and much like @laylalex, I use Charity Navigator to evaluate if a charity is worth giving to, this one has no rating which does not mean good or bad, but that there is not enough information to evaluate.  As to if I donate or not, that is my business, I do not look for personal praise.

Nobody's looking for personal praise. You expressed skepticism that all of the donation was really going to the charities. I provided proof.

 

I'm glad you're looking in to helping people get through this disaster though. Respect.

[RamonGomez 271]

I tend to lean conservative (thought I'm not a huge fan of Ted) and I thought this was a total brain-dead, classless act. 

[laylalex 7,284]

Consider Direct Relief and Family Promise, both 4 star rated charities. Sorry to bang the drum. I don't do this for praise, I do it to do good in the world. I am very, very lucky to be housed and warm and safe and loved. Events like this bring that even more into relief.

[Ban Hammer 13,334]

[moxy 1,051]

And if you have family in Texas, care packages and straight-up cash are helpful. I have relatives in TX, and none of their local stores are open. We shipped them a bunch of canned and dry goods, they appreciated that.

[spookyturtle 9,465]

3 hours ago, Ban Hammer said:

Wrong is wrong no matter who or what party does it. Cruz is a bum just like Cuomo.