--- title: "12 Trump Foundation Quotes by 5 authors" description: "Browse 12 Trump Foundation quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Trump Foundation sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8be/david-fahrenthold-8292_charity_there-are-some-things-about-trump-s-foun_1305651.jpg" --- > [There are some things about Trump's foundation and charity that I really want to know. I worry there may not be enough…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fahrenthold/there-are-some-things-about-trump-s-foundation-and-charity-that-i/) [David Fahrenthold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fahrenthold/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8be/david-fahrenthold-8292_charity_there-are-some-things-about-trump-s-foun_1305651.jpg) > [The Trump Foundation is a private-family foundation. They give virtually every cent in the Trump Foundation to charitable causes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-pence/the-trump-foundation-is-a-private-family-foundation-they-give/) [Mike Pence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-pence/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef1/mike-pence-577_causes_the-trump-foundation-is-a-private-family_342102.png) > [For years, Trump himself was the Trump Foundation's only source of money: Between 1987 and 2006, he donated $5.4 million.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fahrenthold/for-years-trump-himself-was-the-trump-foundation-s-only-source-of/) [David Fahrenthold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fahrenthold/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/870/david-fahrenthold-8292_foundation_for-years-trump-himself-was-the-trump-fo_2387863.jpg) > [Nonprofits such as the Trump Foundation are prohibited from giving political gifts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fahrenthold/nonprofits-such-as-the-trump-foundation-are-prohibited-from-giving/) [David Fahrenthold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fahrenthold/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b0/david-fahrenthold-8292_foundation_nonprofits-such-as-the-trump-foundation_2085674.jpg) > [The Trump Foundation's tax returns are public. That's one thing. So we can look through them in a way that we can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fahrenthold/the-trump-foundation-s-tax-returns-are-public-that-s-one-thing-so-we/) [David Fahrenthold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fahrenthold/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/705/david-fahrenthold-8292_back_the-trump-foundation-s-tax-returns-are-p_335399.jpg) > [Trump Foundation, small foundation. People contribute, I contribute. The money goes 100 percent - 100 percent goes to different charities, including a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-trump/trump-foundation-small-foundation-people-contribute-i-contribute-the/) [Donald Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-trump/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/207/donald-trump-18_boat_trump-foundation-small-foundation-people_1689407.jpg) > [Trump's foundation has done nothing. Its board is packed with relatives, and he's going to use his presidency to sell himself and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-wintour/trump-s-foundation-has-done-nothing-its-board-is-packed-with/) [Anna Wintour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-wintour/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f18/anna-wintour-2501_family_trump-s-foundation-has-done-nothing-its_2189245.jpg) > [Marty Baron, 'The Post's executive editor, stopped me in the elevator lobby late one debate night and suggested we look into the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fahrenthold/marty-baron-the-post-s-executive-editor-stopped-me-in-the-elevator/) [David Fahrenthold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fahrenthold/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/def/david-fahrenthold-8292_debate_marty-baron-the-post-s-executive-editor_181818.jpg) > [“if he knows that the Donald J. Trump Foundation is little more than a personal piggy bank, he’ll turn around and accuse,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hillary-rodham-clinton/if-he-knows-that-the-donald-j-trump-foundation-is-little-more-than-a/) [Hillary Rodham Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hillary-rodham-clinton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dac/hillary-rodham-clinton-890_corrupt_if-he-knows-that-the-donald-j-trump-foun_124320.jpg) > [In 2007, Donald Trump spent $20,000 that belonged to his charity - the Donald J. Trump Foundation - to buy a six-foot-tall…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fahrenthold/in-2007-donald-trump-spent-20-000-that-belonged-to-his-charity-the/) [David Fahrenthold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fahrenthold/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/857/david-fahrenthold-8292_club_in-2007-donald-trump-spent-20-000-that-b_2528739.jpg) > [In five cases, the Trump Foundation told the IRS that it had given a gift to a charity whose leaders told 'The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fahrenthold/in-five-cases-the-trump-foundation-told-the-irs-that-it-had-given-a/) [David Fahrenthold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fahrenthold/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e9/david-fahrenthold-8292_charity_in-five-cases-the-trump-foundation-told_2612614.jpg) > [“Instead of admitting mistakes, he lashes out, demeans, and insults others—often projecting by accusing others of doing what he himself has done…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hillary-rodham-clinton/instead-of-admitting-mistakes-he-lashes-out-demeans-and-insults/) [Hillary Rodham Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hillary-rodham-clinton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcc/hillary-rodham-clinton-890_failure_instead-of-admitting-mistakes-he-lashes_877346.jpg) ## Top authors on Trump Foundation - [David Fahrenthold 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/trump-foundation/david-fahrenthold/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/trump-foundation/#itemlist", "name": "Trump Foundation Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There are some things about Trump's foundation and charity that I really want to know. 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