At least $3.8 million in donations to Mayor Eric Garcetti’s charity fund came from contributors who masked their identity. The Times identified $3.8 million given to the Mayor’s Fund on behalf of Garcetti from donor-advised funds where the identity of the person or company was withheld. Asked to comment for the story, Mayor’s Fund Chief Executive Deidre Lind said, “The …
The $1-million donation came as the COVID-19 crisis was unfolding, a charitable gift given on behalf of Gov. Because state law does not address the use of donor-advised funds in making behested payments, or set additional disclosure requirements for those who use them, the public is unable to determine whether donors whose identities are shielded by such accounts stand to …
