Exactly true, however he&#x27;s donating STOCK not money. So he&#x27;s avoiding the taxation on the stock gains that he would have seen, which could easily have been upwards of 50%. Then, yes, he can be employed by and can expense costs to his foundation - so that money that he&#x27;s not being taxed on is still within his control.<p>However, the bigger deal is that he can use that foundation to wield significant power and to distort public policy to his benefit.