Is giving to a charity and writing it off really giving to charity?

[Peace be upon you]

Zuckerburg gave 500 million worth of facebook stocks to a charity. Is he trying to deal with his guilty conscience for dumping all of his money in cayman island counts via the dutch sandwich or is he just trying to play keep away with the Federal government?

[BekindtoAnimals22]

Well I would have to say if the charity benefits, then yes it is but then I'm looking at what is positive about it but you want it to be a sacrifice.

"Two years ago, Facebook cofounder Mark Zuckerberg signed The Giving Pledge, a public commitment to give away 50% of his wealth or more during his lifetime or upon his death. The young tech titan just took the next step toward meeting that pledge."

http://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanmac/2012...education/