"I want credibility as a philanthropic organization!" Madonna told the crowd at an A-list fundraiser for her charity Raising Malawi in 2008. And though the African aid organization she founded has been hit with allegations of fraud, misplaced funds, and worse, Breaking Celebrity News has learned that she is still as committed to the cause as ever: According to tax documents obtained by Radar, she donated a cool $1 million to Raising Malawi in 2012.

READ: The Tax Documents Showing Madonna's Donations

Roger Friedman of Showbiz411.com first reported the surprising news, noting that Raising Malawi was the subject of "several investigations … for financial improprieties" in 2011.

Although she had promised to build a $15 million school for girls in the country, she later scrapped that plan, angering locals. Nearly $4 million in funds was reportedly discovered missing from the charity's coffers. The executive director of the charity from 2005 to 2010, Philippe van den Bossche, left the charity amid accusations he allowed the organization to use school funds for personal expenses, such as free housing, a car and driver, and a golf club membership. (His position has always been that he was never accused of such conduct.)

Madonna insisted at the time that she would not give up her dream, saying in a statement on her website, "My original vision is now on a much bigger scale. I want to reach thousands, not hundreds of girls. I want to do more and I want to do it better." And apparently, she's putting her money where her mouth is.

As Friedman po