IRS mess

Maybe the IRS did get a little zealous in their scrutiny of the non-profits.  However, it is their job to scrutinize those non-profits.  Non-profits are not, by law, to be involved in politics.  They are to be apolitical.  They are not to engage in backing any one candidate.  I personally think that they could use a lot more oversight.  I think that anytime a church or religious organization dabbles in politics, they should lose their non-profit status.  Non-profits are a scam anyway.  The money they collect does not get used for what it is intended.
Here is what I found on Snoops:

UNICEF:CEO makes $1.2million plus use of a Rolls Royce for his exclusive use.  Expense account of $150,000.  Amount going to stated cause-14 cents per dollar.

Red Cross: in 2009, CEO paid $651,957 plus expenses, 6 weeks paid vacation plus paid holidays, 100% medical and dental.  Amount of every dollar collected going to the cause-39 cents.

United Way $375,000, lifetime memberships in two golf clubs, 3 company god credit cards.  Amount of every dollar that goes to the cause-51 cents.

Salvation Army, commander's salary $13,000 plus housing.  Amount of every dollar spent on the cause-93 cents.

Goodwill.  Goodwill has no cause.  It's CEO makes $2.3 million.  It gives no money to any cause.  It claims to train people for the workplace.  It pays minimum wage or below.  Worst of the bunch.

Salvation Army is the only one of these charities that does the job it is supposed to do.

I could not find any info on the political non-profits.