"The Clintons, the Bushes, and the Trumps must navigate a tangle of relationships with wealthy individuals. These relationships have caused some to claim that fundraising for the Clinton Foundation compromised Clinton’s role as Secretary of State."



Guidestar says it found "little evidence to support this claim. The Clinton Foundation signed [a Memorandum of Understanding] in 2008 clarifying that Hillary Clinton would not have a role with the Foundation during her tenure at the State Department. ... Funding for the Clinton Foundation decreased significantly during that period (2009-2013) ... The Clinton Foundation should have been more aggressive in dealing with the perception of potential conflict."



In their yearly federal Form 990 filings, "some 34,997 organizations have provided enough [information] to get one of GuideStar’s four 'transparency seals' ... 1,061 have earned the highest level, Platinum. The Clinton Foundation is one of them." For example, the Clintons provide details of programs they say helped teach more than 100,000 women and girls job skills in developing countries.