We personally don't care what President Bush and the First Lady gave to charity--that's their business. But one of our readers was looking through our site to see whether we provided that information. The 2004 tax return for President and First Lady Bush shows nearly $78,000 in charitable contributions on just under $673,000 of taxable income. According to a White House Press Release, President Bush and the First Lady made charitable contributions to the following organizations:
Evergreen Chapel at Camp David, St. John's Church, the American Red Cross, the Salvation Army World Service Office, AmeriCares, the Susan G. Komen Foundation, and the Federal Government's Combined Federal Campaign.
Vice President Cheney and Second Lady Cheney released their 2004
Form 1040, but without any schedules. According to a White House Press
Release,
The Cheneys donated $303,354 to charity in 2004, primarily from Mrs. Cheney's book royalties from Simon & Schuster on her books America: A Patriotic Primer, A is for Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing American Woman, and When Washington Crossed the Delaware: A Wintertime Story for Young Patriots, and the exercise of stock options dedicated to charity pursuant to the Gift Administration Agreement which the Cheneys entered into in January of 2001. The book royalties and the proceeds from the stock options were donated to designated charities on a tax neutral basis.
So now you know.
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