Next December the president Luis Abinader will complete four years donating his net salary of 340,000 pesos per month and his double salary to charities and people in need.
The president receives a remuneration gross of 450,000 pesos per month, to which discounts for 115,851.49 pesos, leaving 334,148.51 pesos.
Abinader promised in October 2020, with barely two months in power, that he would donate his salary to social causes. From December of that year until September 2024, the amount granted amounts to 19,440,014.23 pesos, according to a report delivered to Free Diary by the Presidency.
According to the report, that money has reached 56 charities oriented to work in different lines: agingfood care, community aid, sports, disabled, special education, children, youth, rehabilitation, religious, health and social and community.
In addition to being linked to politics, Abinader came to the Presidency with a business career that has allowed him to accumulate assets amounting to 3,972 million pesos, so, in reality, it does not depend on his salary as president.
After arriving at the National Palace, the ruler had all of his assets transferred and controlled by a trust to separate himself from the management responsibility of his companies and those of his family.
The categories what else donations have received from his salary as ruler are the “social and community”, with 6,712,014.23 pesos, and the children’s, with 4,706,000.00 pesos.
The financial aid have exceeded one million pesos for the foundations who work with agingyouth, health and sports.
Most of the foundations has received one salary’s worth, but a couple of them have received two.
Some of the beneficiaries
The Dominican Foundation for the Blind (Fudci) received the first donation in December 2020 for 680,000 pesos, corresponding to the regular salary and the 13th salary of the president. According to the report, the money was used to purchase a freight elevator and the entity’s current expenses.
The Crea International Homes Foundation was favored with 676,000 pesos in February 2022 for the purchase of food of internal and general expenses.
Are non-profit organizations They normally use the money to build their premises, carry out eventsbuy food and equip the centers where they do community work.
The last check was received on Enmanuel Comprehensive Development Center for Childrenin September 2024. He used his 334,000 pesos to buy computersmonitors and printer to teach computer courses, according to the report.
A month before, the Home Missionary Charity School obtained the same amount for the construction of a multipurpose field, four classrooms, dining room and kitchen, among other arrangements.
The Foundation to Help the Elderly in Our Fields he destined it to the construction of a center for the care of seniors and the Christian Community congregation of Santiago in the purchase of land to build their temple.
The Nest for Angels Foundation obtained help to cover the transportation costs of 30 families with children who have cerebral palsy and the Sustainable Living Foundation supported children with HIV/AIDS who are treated at the Robert Reid Cabral Hospital for the passage, analyzes and medications.
In Gualey, the Gualey Community Youth Foundation for Peace (Jocopagua) got 336,000 pesos to buy a TVa projector, a computer, tables and chairs for a homework room where free classes are taught in the sector.
The same amount reached the St. Jude Foundation in April 2022, to finance its programs to help children with cancer. Jomp me would allocate the 340,000 pesos he received in his social causes emergency and poverty.
The only personal contribution corresponded to Mrs. Ramona Emilia Guancefor the purchase of your medications and food.
