Anyone Remember Karen Klein, the Bus Monitor?

[MineralMan]

Well, the fundraiser ended, and she's going to be paid, it seems, or maybe already has been.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-07-21/business/ct-700k-raised-for-bullied-grandmother-07212012_1_indiegogo-com-10-minute-cellphone-video-karen-klein

More than $700K donated to bullied New York grandma

A fundraising drive for a bus monitor bullied by middle-school students closed late on Friday (July 20) with a whopping $703,873 raised for the New York grandmother.

Donations for 68-year-old Karen Klein of Greece, New York, broke records for the fundraising website Indiegogo.com after a 10-minute cellphone video of the incident topped 8.3 million views on YouTube.

More at the link...

[Hassin Bin Sober]

1. I'm glad she got the dough.

I was a little bit worried.

I wonder what the taxes are on a donation like that.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

4. That's a darned good question....

Normally, if I give you money (don't hold your breath) it's considered a gift and is NOT taxable income. I assume that would be the case here.

[IcyPeas]

2. she wasn't the bus driver. she was the monitor

[MineralMan]

3. You are correct. My error.

I edited the OP.

[sharp_stick]

5. I hope she enjoys every cent she gets n/t

[OmahaBlueDog]

6. K & R

[HappyMe]

7. Good for her.

[MineralMan]

8. Yup. We seem to have forgotten about that one.

I thought of it today, so I looked it up.

[Douglas Carpenter]

9. good for her