First, Legatus is not doing, and not claiming to do, a tithe as defined in the OT.
Second, Legatus is not an individual it is a corporate philanthropy. Though its individual members may very well be giving "from the heart," their policy --- sourced from their own financial prudence, and not from OT or Church law or obligation--- is that they require proper accounting for the use of their funds.
That in itself is certainly proper.
And that's all this news story is about.
Yer right. I realized I was going off on a pet peeve right after I hit post. But I couldn’t take it back, so here we are... :-)