ing ▁the ▁$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁honor arium ▁accomp any ing ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁William ▁E . ▁Simon ▁Prize ▁for ▁L if etime ▁Ach iev ement ▁in ▁Social ▁Entre pr ene ur ship . ▁The ▁Daily ▁News ▁claimed ▁it ▁was ▁intended ▁for ▁his ▁char ity , ▁though ▁The ▁Do e ▁Fund ' s ▁board ▁voted ▁to ▁award ▁it ▁to ▁him ▁for ▁his ▁leadership . ▁The ▁Manh attan ▁Institute ▁issued ▁a ▁clar ification ▁stating ▁that ▁these ▁honor aria ▁are ▁awarded ▁to ▁individuals ▁" in ▁the ▁tradition ▁of ▁Nobel ▁Prize ▁and ▁Mac Ar thur ▁' gen ius ' ▁awards " ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁money ▁was ▁intended ▁for ▁George ▁Mc Donald ▁individually . ▁The ▁Manh attan ▁Institute ▁has ▁since ▁presented ▁honor arium ▁checks ▁in ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁award ▁winner , ▁as ▁was ▁custom ary ▁before ▁they ▁began ▁admin ister ing ▁the ▁prize ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Post ▁critic ized ▁the ▁char ity , ▁question ing ▁the ▁compens ation ▁it ▁paid ▁Found er ▁and ▁President ▁George ▁Mc Donald . ▁In ▁a ▁response ▁letter , ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁The ▁Do e ▁Fund ' s ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁wrote ▁that ▁their ▁executive ▁compens ation ▁is ▁compar able ▁to ▁other ▁non - pro fit ▁organizations ▁of ▁a ▁similar ▁size ▁and ▁complexity . ▁The ▁Better ▁Business ▁Bureau ▁( BB B ) ▁reports ▁that ▁The ▁Do e ▁Fund ▁meets ▁all ▁ 2 0 ▁B BB ▁Stand ards ▁for ▁Char