With the allegations of sexual assault and sexual harassment — now with audio tape — swirling around Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, politicians and actors may be wondering what they should do with money donated to their causes by Weinstein.

Do they give it back? Keep it? Or find something more meaningful to do with the funds? Some have already taken action: On Tuesday, the University of Southern California gave back $5 million Weinstein donated to the school to grant scholarships for female directors after a student launched a Change.Org petitionto stop Weinstein’s “blood money.” But Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel donated $11,000 that Weinstein contributed to him to a nonprofit that counsels girls.

How do those who have benefited from Weinstein’s largesse navigate this moral maze of donations and charitable work? And when do you decide to return money to dubious sources? It all depends on who is receiving the money and why, experts say. “In the charitable sector, there’s a growing body of good practice for tainted donations,” says Shena Ashley, director of the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy at the Urban Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank.

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