As one comment on the article points out: it isn’t going to end here. If the government can tell us when and to whom we may serve alcohol, we may also expect them to tell us when and how we may prepare food. Entertaining for business? Perhaps the health department should inspect your kitchen. What’s business anyway – I mean, any gathering of people may involve some networking. Perhaps all private kitchens should be inspected and licensed…

Lobbying money, that comes from involuntary contributions from the people convicted of the crimes that they lobby for.

According to the Obama-Coburn Federal Funding Accountability Transparency Act of 2006, MADD received $56,814 in funds from the federal government in fiscal year 2000, and a total of $9,593,455 between fiscal years 2001 and 2006.[16]

In 1994, Money magazine reported that telemarketers raised over $38 million for MADD, keeping nearly half of it in fees. This relationship continues to date.[17]

2001, Worth magazine listed MADD as one of its “10 worst charities”.

In 2005, USA Today reported that the American Institute of Philanthropy was reducing MADD from a “C” to a “D” in its ratings. The Institute noted that MADD categorizes much of its fundraising expenses as “educational expenses”, and that up to 58% of its revenue was expended on what the Institute considered fund-raising and management.[18]

Charity Navigator rated MADD at 36.72 on its charity rating scale for the 2006/2007 fiscal year, based on it efficiency and capacity.[19] MADD reported that it spent 16% of its budget on fundraising that year.[19] Charity Navigator reported MADD’s total revenue for the year as $49 million (US).[19]

In 2009 MADD took in $41,006,038 and paid salaries of $20,537,936, over half of their income.[20]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothers_Against_Drunk_Driving#Funding

Bob