There it is
There was never one second of one day that Trump actually thought about charity or anything associated with charity or giving. And because of the very. very low level of contributions he ever received, I am sure most people who would normally give to good causes stayed clear because they knew this about him. Any money that gets into Trump’s proximity is considered by him to be his money, and that includes not only charities but taxpayer dollars and money that should go to other people in his business dealings.
One of the anecdotes in the book that Rick Reilley wrote about Trump’s cheating at golf (Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump) involved a man who asked Trump to help him raise money for a golf related charity. When an event came up that required Trump to put his face on the charity and get in front of an audience to solicit donations (something he had agreed to do contractually), he tried to shake the guy down for a percentage of the money about 10 minutes before he was supposed to appear on stage.
This book is actually one of the best I have read about Trump - certainly better than the Woodward book. I would highly recommend it, but it does require a very strong stomach if you actually like golf or sports in general.