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Removed "payments to founder" subsection under controversies[edit]

I removed the "Payments to founder" section, copied below. The citations establish, at most, the specific claims of how much Beal gets paid and that his wife is on the board. But there are no citations to establish that either of these things is controversial. (Having salaried workers is extremely normal for a nonprofit, so it would be surprising if that were controversial.) --Amcbride (talk) 00:06, 4 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Payments to founder[edit]

Although TFN is primarily run by volunteers, Beal received a salary of $98,352 and "other compensation" of $7,242 in 2020.^[1] The board consists of three people; one is Beal's wife, Jennifer Columbus.^[2] Amcbride (talk) 00:06, 4 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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^ "The Freecycle Network, Form 990". 9 May 2013.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2016-03-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[freecycle_990-1] "The Freecycle Network, Form 990". 9 May 2013.

[freecycle.org-2] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2016-03-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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