April 30, 2020 3:10 PM
Sen. Loeffler Donates Her Senatorial Salary to Charity
On March 15, 2020, Sen. Kelly Loeffler donated $3,800 each to ten different charities, for a total of $38,000. This amount is $20 more than her after-tax salary for one quarter as a member of the United States Senate.
The ten charity recipients were:
- American Red Cross – Georgia
- CDC Foundation – Coronavirus Response
- Cobb Pregnancy Services – Sen. Loeffler toured this facility with Governor Brian Kemp and Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser
- Georgia 4-H Foundation (Based in Athens, Ga)
- Georgia Council on Substance Abuse (Atlanta)
- Georgia FFA Foundation (Based in Athens, Ga)
- Second Harvest of South GA (food bank based in Valdosta, Ga)
- Shepherd Center Foundation (Not-for-profit hospital specializing in spinal cord injury, brain injury, MS, etc, Atlanta)
- Tubman Museum (Largest museum in the country dedicated to art, history, culture of African Americans, Macon, Ga., KL visited for Black History Month)
- Wellspring Living (a nonprofit for victims of human trafficking, Atlanta)
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Only $19,962,000 to go.
In my mind, when you provide the media a PR photo of your checks, any sense of Christian charity is diminished greatly.
My small business has made donations, to the greatest extent possible, for many years.
Whether it be cash, check or via in-kind services.
Never once have I felt a desire to use it for self-promotion.
Public recognition is gratifying, self-recognition is trashy.
So, being of a curious nature, was this meant as a “feel good” news post ?
Do the conservatives in attendance feel this is the proper way you perform giving, regardless of whether it’s a campaign ploy or not ?
Maimonides classified eight levels of charity, and the level of a gift (in terms of holiness) depends on the sufficiency of the gift, the willingness/motive of the donor, and whether the donor and donee knew who the other was. With the Senator’s gift, one could argue that she is attempting to reap rewards for her public display, and therefore diminishes the spiritual level of the gift. On the other hand, one could present it as being a role model, which is also important for someone in her position. I think the motive will be revealed more over time; e.g. will she continue to give when there is not a public spotlight on alleged financial “missteps”? But for the moment, with an argument on both hands, it’s kind of a wash.