Given that their actions fall into a gray area unaddressed by the law, the public can't help but be concerned that these media-established foundations are putting public resources to private uses. Social-welfare workers have slightly different concerns: Are these media-established foundations operating in a transparent manner?
對於這種法令管不到的「灰色地帶」（「公益勸募條例」規定，媒體及任何營利事業不得主動發起募款），一般大眾難免會有「公器私用」的疑慮，社福工作者質疑的重點則是：這些媒體設置的基金會是否有做到資訊透明？