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Receiving "donations" doesn't make a business a charity. Calling libraries, parks, and universities, charities, is the wrong use of the word.
Our parks and libraries do receive donations. But most of their money comes from the taxing of the residents. Certainly colleges get donations from their alumni, but a school that charges thousands of dollars for tuition is not a charity.
I sure can't choose to have my property tax dollars NOT go the local parks or library system. To be a true charity in the commonly accepted use of the word means donations are not obligatory and taken from the tax base without their agreement. Sure, I vote on the various levies, but even when I vote no, if the levy passes, I must pay the resulting tax.
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