A reporter fact checks Donald Trump's claim that he gave 'millions' to charity

Washington Post reporter David Fahrenthold is trying to find charitable donations by presumptive nominee Donald Trump — he's calling and tweeting to find them.
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Tweetstorm about to commence, about , charity, and another $1M-plus I can't seem to find...

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1/Question: Before his $1M gift to vets in May, when was the last time gave $1 of his own money to charity?

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2/. has said he gives "millions." But his foundation's tax records don't show that: Trump hasn't given it $1 since '08.

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3/.'s explanation has been that he's giving privately, outside the Foundation, giving out millions without taking credit.

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4/"There’s no way for you to know or understand what those gifts are or when they are made." Tump spox to .

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5/"Why should I tell you?...I've given millions of dollars away." That was to WaPo this yr.

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6/And; in last yr was supposed to give away at least $1.1M: combined royalties of 2 books, which he'd pledged to charity.

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7/So: I set out to try and prove right. Talked to 100+ grps, which seemed the most likely recipients of his private gifts.

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8/The results so far...(take two)

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10/That's the 102 charities i though had best connections to ...ones he's written about, or gave big $ from his foundation

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11/If was giving private donations, I thought, these 102 would be mos likely to get them...

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12/Here are the stats so far: 23 no comments. 16 (including the Eric Trump Foundation) haven't responded to repeated calls/emails...

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13/...53 had no record of a personal gift from Trump, as far back as their records went...

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14/Of the 102, just 10 had *any* record of a personal gift from . But most of those were in 2008 or before.

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15/So: before he gave $1M to vets, when did last give $1 of his own money? Last I've found was '09

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16/And I'm not *entirely* certain about that 1: Other yrs, PAL's records have counted foundation gifts as personal

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17/So...let's prove right. If u got a personal gift from him, or know somebody who did, DM me. Or fahrenthold@washpost.com

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18/Stay tuned for updates! I'll be here for the rest of the day, looking. [BTW has not responded to direct ?s so far]

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One source i used: bio on his corporate site. Trump's chance to say what charities matter to him...

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Here's personal gifts to those 12: 1 got $ in '16 (Marine Corps-Law Enf. Fdn. got $1M vets gift)...

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...1 last got a personal gift from in '09 (PAL). 1 got gift in '08 (Trump Fdn,, acc to tax docs)..

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....1 last got a personal gift from in '00 (St.John), 2 gifts were for events in 1995 (Vets, UN)...

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...three no-commented (RC, UJA, Amer. Cancer Society)...

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..And 2 charities listed on Trump's bio have never received a gift of Trump's own cash (HistSoc. of PBC, West. Pks).

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To repeat, if your group has received a personal donation from since 2008, DM me or email Fahrenthold@washpost.com