Will I; as founder and only "employee" of a charitable organization, be able to include my own wages as an expense?

I ask because I'd like to know how far into this I would like to go. If the responsibilities of managing this charity get to the point that I must do it full time, would I legally be able to include basic living expenses such as rent, food, clothes, etc for myself as a business expense? Or, is there any way at all that one can single handedly run a successful charity while supporting themselves at the same time? It is a small charity that will focus on donating money to religious centers and create scholarship funds for more established religious learning centers.