What are you talking about?
The Imus ranch hosts the siblings of children who died of SIDS --- i.e. healthy children requiring no medical attention.
See for yourself: http://www.cjsids.com/ranch_2002/
"During June, July, and August groups of 10 kids stay for nine days at a time and spend the time doing chores and learning the basics of handling horses. The young ranchers might gather eggs, groom horses, mend a fence, or move stones."
What is this ranch used for the remainder of the year? Personal use by the Imus Family? If it is, then it does not qualify as a legitimate tax exempt organization.
So, you're saying the Imus ranch doesn't host kids with cancer?
1) The Imus family uses a chartered jet to travel to their ranch -- this was disclosed by a lawsuit by one of their nannys.
Does the charity pay for the chartered jet to the Ranch for Children?
2) It is claimed that Imus purchased the property that the ranch is on with his own money for $1.5 million.
See linky: http://www.organicstyle.com/feature/0,8028,s1-41-30-36-548,00.html
However, the ranch property was leased by the state of New Mexico to Imus. Imus was sued by the state for failure to get approval before destroying 19th century buildings on government land.
See linky: http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/News/9808/04/showbuzz/
From the MSNBC link you posted:
Its sole purpose is to provide the experience of the great American cowboy to children suffering from cancer or serious blood disorders, and children who've lost brothers and sisters to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).