Posted on 06/06/2013 6:44:25 PM PDT by Jyotishi
The worst charity in America operates from a metal warehouse behind a gas station in Holiday.
Every year, Kids Wish Network raises millions of dollars in donations in the name of dying children and their families.
Every year, it spends less than 3 cents on the dollar helping kids.
Most of the rest gets diverted to enrich the charity's operators and the for-profit companies Kids Wish hires to drum up donations.
In the past decade alone, Kids Wish has channeled nearly $110 million donated for sick children to its corporate solicitors. An additional $4.8 million has gone to pay the charity's founder and his own consulting firms.
No charity in the nation has siphoned more money away from the needy over a longer period of time.
But Kids Wish is not an isolated case, a yearlong investigation by the Tampa Bay Times and The Center for Investigative Reporting has found.
(Excerpt) Read more at tampabay.com ...
A lot of the 'boiler room' fund raisers make 90% of the proceeds.
They sell their service by stating 10% of something is better than 100% of nothing.
I give to 2 charities.
Salvation Army
USO.
Never...United Fund and Red Cross
I don’t know but it could very well be.
We would all like to do that which is why reputable charities are the issue. Which charities are reputable?
Is the Red Cross reputable?
The American Red Cross President and CEO Marsha J. Evans' salary for the year was $951,957 plus expenses.
Is the United Way reputable?
The United Way President Brian Gallagher receives a$675,000 base salary along with numerous expense benefits.
Is UNICEF reputable?
UNICEF CEO Caryl M. Stern receives $1,900,000 per year, plus all expenses including a Rolls Royce. Less than 5 cents (4.4 cents) per donated dollar goes to the cause.
Is the Salvation Army reputable?
The Salvation Army's Commissioner Todd Bassett receives a salary of only $13,000 per year (plus housing) for managing this $2 billion dollar organization. 96% percent of donated dollars go to the cause.
The American Legion National Commander receives a $0.00 zero salary. Your donations go to help Veterans and their families and youth!
The Veterans of Foreign Wars National Commander receives a $0.00 zero salary. Your donations go to help Veterans and their families and youth!
The Disabled American Veterans National Commander receives a $0.00 zero salary. Your donations go to help Veterans and their families and youth!
The Military Order of Purple Hearts National Commander receives a $0.00 zero salary. Your donations go to help Veterans and their families and youth!
The Vietnam Veterans Association National Commander receives a $0.00 zero salary. Your donations go to help Veterans and their families and youth!
For the Federal Government “charities” overhead runs closer to 80%. So, if they’re getting 50% to the recipient, they’re doin’ better than the Feds.
My cat could probably do better than the Feds.
The celebrities that do that are usually liberals who believe people "like" themselves should pay higher taxes. Just not them personally.
I know that many professional athletes do this to give jobs to their family and friends. Little or no money goes to anyone other than the salary paid to these friends and family.
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