Outrage as GoFundMe is caught skimming Los Angeles wildfire donations: ‘Families are suffering’ [Video]

12:19 EST 13 Jan 2025, updated 12:20 EST 13 Jan 2025

GoFundMe and its millionaire boss Tim Cadogan are under pressure to cut back on the ‘shocking’ fees and extras the fundraising platform skims from those donating to victims of the Los Angeles wildfires.

Kathryn Barger, a member of the LA County Board of Supervisors, this weekend slammed the site for charging her $95 as she tried to give $500 to a family left homeless and destitute by the blazes ravaging the city.

A DailyMail.com analysis revealed that fees and add-ons for just one of GoFundMe’s more than 500 LA wildfire appeals amounted to as much as $400,000 for the California-based firm. 

Critics on social media rounded on GoFundMe for ‘excessive’ charges, saying the platform should waive the fees and add-ons in the face of one of the most devastating natural disasters in US history.

GoFundMe defended itself, telling DailyMail.com that it only charges users the bare minimum to cover transaction …