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Is it looked down upon with what Newman's Own does with the charity? They make good products and it is neat that they donate profits (after tax) to charity. Just curious how well it was utilized etc. Quick research shows that it helped some pretty good causes at least on the surface. Does anyone know any more about it?

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I have personal experience with "The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp" and have nothing but positive things to say about it. I don't and can't know how efficiently they use their money (I didn't notice any extravagance), but it is an extraordinary experience for the children attending and they (as far as I could see) uniformly love it.

https://www.holeinthewallgang.org/

  The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp is dedicated to providing “a different kind of healing” to seriously ill children and their families, free of charge.

No, it's just not getting attention in the current atmosphere. Newman's Own has held on to their status (in terms of how their structure is treated) by the skin of their teeth over the years, usually getting one exception granted after another (the can being kicked down the road). Republicans haven't made a big show about disliking Newman's Own or what they do, there's no indication they're doing this to specifically hurt them.

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