MORE ON CHARITY-WATCHING: Brian of Kairos fame writes: “Send people here to do their own sleuthing. You can actually look up IRS 990 (nonprofit equivalent of a 1040) for organizations, and even see the top 5 salaries. It’s fascinating to learn how much your university president makes–or the dean of students for that matter.

“It’s not very well known, but a 501(c)(3) is required by law to show you its 5 most recent documents filed with the IRS within 24 hours of a request. They can require you to come inspect it at their office, but they must share it. If an org. has five amended documents, that probably means they are hiding something by filing enough extra paperwork to conceal something on the original filing.”