article_snippet.sent: Acting CEO Maura Pally defended Clinton Foundation's work and reaffirmed the State Department commitment to transparency, describing the State Department policies on donor disclosure and contributions from foreign governments as 'stronger than ever.'
article_snippet.sent: However, the tempered apology came the same day that a government watchdog said that the charity seemed like a 'slush fund' for one of America's most powerful political families.
article_snippet.sent: The acting CEO of Clinton Foundation apologized after Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential candidacy put it under intense scrutiny for undisclosed donations.
article_snippet.sent: Pally also described Clinton Foundation's work with the Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership, which Hillary Rodham Clinton said received funding from a separate organization in Canada.
article_snippet.sent: the New York Post said that the Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership, which she said received funding from a separate organization in Canada does not disclose the Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership, which she said received funding from a separate organization in Canada donors because under Canadian law the Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership, which she said received funding from a separate organization in Canada are not disclosed without prior permission from each donor. '
article_snippet.sent: A non-profit rating agency has placed the Clinton Foundation on a watch list.
article_snippet.sent: Despite the New York Post, a fellow at the nonpartisan government watchdog Sunlight Foundation questioned the foundation and the Clintons' association with the New York Post, according to the New York Post. '
article_snippet.sent: It seems like the Clinton Foundation operates as a slush fund for the Clintons',' Sunlight's Bill Allison said.
article_snippet.sent: the Clinton Foundation is said to have taken more than $140million in grants and pledges in 2013, spending $84.6 million on 'functional expenses' including payroll and just $9million on direct aid.
article_snippet.sent: the foundation and the Clintons' associationCharity Navigator, said that the excess money is in pledges rather than hard assets.
article_snippet.sent: Though Charity Navigator said it 'takes no position on allegations made or issues raised by third parties' Charity Navigator said on Charity Navigator website that Charity Navigator 'has determined that the nature of this/these issue(s) warrants highlighting the information available so that donors are aware of the issues in question'.
article_snippet.sent: Charity Navigator also refused to rate the Clinton Foundation, citing insufficient methods to gauge Charity Navigator 'atypical business model'.
article_snippet.sent: Since announcing Charity Navigator run for president, Clinton has sought to dismiss questions about financial support of Clinton family charity and allegations of undue influence as 'distractions and attacks' by Republicans seeking to discredit Clinton.
highlights_snippet.sent: Took in $140million in  2013 and spent on $84.6 million on payroll and operations and just $9million on direct aid .