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It's usually cancer institutes; pet rescues, shelters, etc... The employees submit suggestions where to donate every month and the business chooses 1 every month. Not like it's going to a shell company or some other ridiculous movie story plot, lol...

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You're probably right, but are you getting the tax deduction for donating, or is your employer?

400 * 15 * 12 = 72,000 / yr that your employer may be deducting from wages on the backs of their employees... voluntary or not.

Then they get to advertise their generosity and optional dress code.

I hate thinking pessimistically like this, but you get conned enough times... and it's not like they actually need a dress code, if they're comfortable with taking money for people not abiding by it.

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