Peter McVerry Trust has 'financial issues'.

Dublin Calling

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124026335#Comment_124026335

No. I used to help run a charity. Most of board members were for the birds when it came to finances. No concept of budgeting, money in the bank for was for spending. They mainly worked for the HSE, with the same mentality to money. They would pay them selves the odd expense for a service rendered. I would give out to them about it. X cannot do Y job and receive money, as they are on the Board etc.... At one stage we got a good Chair with a Project Management background, he had them draw up proper budgets and stick to them. Board members would complain to me about him, but I was delighted. Unfortunately he gave up after a couple of years. What annoyed me more was the accountant who did the Audits each year allowed the payments. This was a well know accountant who specialised in charities and charged very well for their services. The charity then changed to a normal accountant for audits, who were 1/3 the cost. The 'normal' accountant did far more thorough audits.

Francis McM

Would be surprised if there were not issues in many so called charities. There are something like over 34,000 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Ireland as of 2021,while the Charities Regulator reports over 11,500 registered charities at the end of 2023. 

Going on personal experience, which I know means nothing, I have a relative who works in a charity and she gets very well paid plus expenses, much better renumeration than nearly all the people who donate to said charity. I'll say no more on the subject, because maybe not all charities are like that.

Hotblack Desiato

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124025768#Comment_124025768

That's how about 95% of our primary schools are run - on paper they are charities - the taxpayer funds them but a bunch of church yes-men and women pull the strings.

One poster who thanked yours certainly won't thank this!

Hotblack Desiato

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124026271#Comment_124026271

You say that like it's a bad thing.

Hotblack Desiato

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124026430#Comment_124026430

A huge number of those dastardly "NGOs" up to no good are National Schools.

They should be state owned, but they're not.

There are way too many others though which are ego trips, and some which are outright scam vehicles

chrisd2019

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124027747#Comment_124027747

Not just primary school, one of my sons possible secondary school has classified itself as a charity.