GoFundMe is a crowdfunding platform that has helped organizers raised over five billion dollars throughout the last 12 years.
However, many people are starting to question how reliable the platform is when it comes to disclosing where their money is actually going.
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Jason Miyares, the Attorney General of Virginia, has joined a bipartisan coalition of 28 Attorneys General to help solve this problem.
“GoFundMe creates an easy, digital platform for people all over the world to donate to causes of their choice,” said Attorney General Miyares. “Individuals put their trust in GoFundMe that their money will go to their selected cause, but the company’s position on how they refund, block, freeze, and redirect donations is unclear.”
He also states that GoFundMe has crossed the line from fundraising platform to fundraiser itself.
The coalition includes Attorneys General from New Mexico, Louisiana and Mississippi.