The good times in the tech industry has meant good times for the foundation, which is by far the largest of the country’s 800 community foundations

The foundation’s raison d’etre — donor-advised funds — are under attack as unaccountable and prone to outright fraud. Because donors aren’t required to disclose any giving, they have become caricatured as part of an easy tax dodge, a way for donors to earn some positive press, achieve an immediate tax write-off and, at the end of the day, actually have to part with very little of their personal net worth.

https://www.recode.net/2019/1/28/18200933/silicon-valley-community-foundation-nicole-taylor-interview