You can read what you want of course, but I don’t think ginormous cost is the sole factor that justifies scrutiny.
For example, if an EA org spent it’s donor money on a very expensive watch for their CEO, I’d would expect some very good justification. The thousands of dollars might not be large in the grand scale, but that’s still money that could have gone to an effective cause, and it could be evidence of bad decision making, wastefulness, or even corruption.
You can read what you want of course, but I don’t think ginormous cost is the sole factor that justifies scrutiny.
For example, if an EA org spent it’s donor money on a very expensive watch for their CEO, I’d would expect some very good justification. The thousands of dollars might not be large in the grand scale, but that’s still money that could have gone to an effective cause, and it could be evidence of bad decision making, wastefulness, or even corruption.