Biden's cancer charity $0 on research (Page 1/1)
Wichita NOV 15, 08:33 PM
But millions on salaries.

Just another crime family dishing out patronage salaries to out-of-work Democrat party former staffers.

https://nypost.com/2020/11/...rt/?utm_source=knewz

A cancer charity started by Joe Biden gave out no money to research, and spent most of its contributions on staff salaries, federal filings show.

The Biden Cancer Initiative was founded in 2017 by the former vice president and his wife Jill Biden to “develop and drive implementation of solutions to accelerate progress in cancer prevention, detection, diagnosis, research and care and to reduce disparities in cancer outcomes,” according to its IRS mission statement. But it gave out no grants in its first two years, and spent millions on the salaries of former Washington DC aides it hired.

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steve308 NOV 15, 09:06 PM
Just a page taken out of the Clinton Foundation handbook.
rinselberg NOV 16, 05:33 AM
"Watch this space."

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olejoedad NOV 16, 07:50 AM

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Originally posted by rinselberg:

"Watch this space."




The one between your ears?


rinselberg NOV 16, 08:17 AM
From the article in the New York Post:

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[Biden Cancer Initiative President Gregory] Simon had said that the main point of the charity was not to give out grants, and that its goal was to find ways to accelerate treatment for all, regardless of their economic or cultural backgrounds. . . .

After only two years, the charity “paused” its operations when Biden and his wife stepped down for Joe Biden’s presidential run.

Although the organization is still officially active, according to the IRS, Simon said in a 2019 interview that without the Bidens at the helm, the charity "lost its edge."

“We tried to power through but it became increasingly difficult to get the traction we needed to complete our mission,” he told the AP in July 2019.



The Biden Cancer Initiative is online at https://archive.bidencancer.org

I don't think the website has been updated since this, from July 11, 2019:

"Biden Cancer Initiative Suspends Operations"

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The Biden Cancer Initiative, which launched on June 26, 2017, is an independent nonprofit organization that was built on the goals of the White House Cancer Moonshot program created by President Barack Obama and led by Vice President Joe Biden. The organization’s programs were grounded on Vice President Biden and Dr. Jill Biden’s firm commitment to ending cancer as we know it.

“For more than two years, the Biden Cancer Initiative has focused on creating and implementing programs and platforms that accelerated progress against cancer,” said Greg Simon, president of the Biden Cancer Initiative. “Today, we are suspending activities given our unique circumstances. We remain personally committed to the cause, but at this time will have to pause efforts. We thank the community for their incredible response to our mission to improve the cancer journey for patients and to improve outcomes for all patients for generations to come.”

https://archive.bidencancer...suspends-operations/

So, it's been suspended or paused.

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maryjane NOV 16, 08:28 AM
From that website's 'About' FAQ:

Q: Is the Biden Cancer Initiative a grant-giving organization?

No. The Biden Cancer Initiative will largely not be a grant-giving organization and will accomplish its mission through convening, connecting partners, catalyzing new actions, and providing venues to discuss progress and develop new actions and collaborations.


https://archive.bidencancer.org/faqs/

(I really don't care about this issue one way or another tho it does sound like it ended up being just another vehicle with which to pay upper echelon people pretty good salaries to do 'not much'.

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Jake_Dragon NOV 16, 09:53 AM

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Originally posted by maryjane:

From that website's 'About' FAQ:

Q: Is the Biden Cancer Initiative a grant-giving organization?

No. The Biden Cancer Initiative will largely not be a grant-giving organization and will accomplish its mission through convening, connecting partners, catalyzing new actions, and providing venues to discuss progress and develop new actions and collaborations.


https://archive.bidencancer.org/faqs/

(I really don't care about this issue one way or another tho it does sound like it ended up being just another vehicle with which to pay upper echelon people pretty good salaries to do 'not much'.




How the **** does that qualify as a charity?
Jonesy NOV 16, 01:22 PM
Almost as bad as Trump's charity foundation.. that he used the donations from to pay off his personal lawsuits..

Or as good as the scam he's running right now asking his supporters to donate money to fund his court costs for his failed attempt at winning the election through the courts.

Apparently, as he loves to call himself, Super rich Mr. Trump has A LOT of debt to pay off, and his money loners are waiting for him to leave office to come collect.

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fierosound NOV 16, 03:22 PM
Hmmm. Looks like a lot of the “directors” work 1 hour/year for free.
And 5 people or so take home most of the money.
https://www.open990.org/org...ncer-initiative-inc/

MidEngineManiac NOV 16, 04:40 PM
They got a real fancy way of saying "This is a huge circle-jerk that doesn't really do anything"