By — Elizabeth Shell Elizabeth Shell Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/the-obamas-gave-131000-to-the Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The Obamas Gave $131,000 to the Fisher House Foundation Last Year. What Is It? Economy Apr 27, 2011 10:22 AM EDT Editor’s Note: The Obama document du jour may be the President’s birth certificate but here on the Business Desk we’ve been looking into another document: the First Family’s tax return. Last week we ran an infographic illustrating their 2010 filing. In it we noted the largest charitable recipient was the Fisher House Foundation. Last year they donated just over $131,000 to the charity. Photo of President Obama by Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images Lots of you wrote in asking what the Fisher House Foundation is and what it does. We decided to follow up. While the White House would not comment on the Obama family’s charitable giving, Cindy Campbell of the Fisher House Foundation explained that the foundation helps military families, which has been a priority of the First Family. Campbell added, “I think this is their way as a family to show support.” Here are some other things we learned about the organization: We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Elizabeth Shell Elizabeth Shell
Editor’s Note: The Obama document du jour may be the President’s birth certificate but here on the Business Desk we’ve been looking into another document: the First Family’s tax return. Last week we ran an infographic illustrating their 2010 filing. In it we noted the largest charitable recipient was the Fisher House Foundation. Last year they donated just over $131,000 to the charity. Photo of President Obama by Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images Lots of you wrote in asking what the Fisher House Foundation is and what it does. We decided to follow up. While the White House would not comment on the Obama family’s charitable giving, Cindy Campbell of the Fisher House Foundation explained that the foundation helps military families, which has been a priority of the First Family. Campbell added, “I think this is their way as a family to show support.” Here are some other things we learned about the organization: We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now