Over the past few weeks, a Kentucky woman’s controversial “social experiment” went viral on TikTok as she “tested” local religious centers to see how they would respond to a mother in need of baby formula. What she found ― and the larger reaction to it online ― is ultimately telling about what Americans really think about the state of charitable giving from faith groups. However, it also highlights the complex reality of doing good and providing for communities as a donor-funded safety net to