Andy Kao points out that the ties between Taiwan's NPOs and the private sector are still relatively weak, and "domestic companies prefer to set up their own foundations and control them themselves. They're only really concerned with building a good corporate image, they're not that worried about the public good." For that reason, true business patrons in Taiwan are few and far between.
高永興指出，台灣 NPO 與企業間的關係較弱，「國內企業傾向自己成立基金會，自己操控，只是他們的著眼點在於建立企業形象，而非真正在做公益的事，」基於以上的原因，台灣「贊助型」的基金會比較少。