Why doesn’t someone have a right to do chessed to their tzeddaka of choice instead of to you?
I once brought a used car to a frum mechanic for his opinion on whether I should buy it. He put it on a lift to check it, test drove it, and reported his opinion.
When I asked how much I owe him, he asked me for an $18 check to his favorite tzeddaka. Does anyone have a problem with what he did?