What could possibly go wrong? In the case of the National Caregiving Foundation, a lot. It’s national, it’s caregiving, it’s a foundation. Unfortunately, the rest of the country is their oyster. Florida and Iowa have already caught up with their underhand practices, and the pair are currently banned from telemarketing in either state. In practice, it does no such thing, preferring instead to siphon 82% of its donations into its solicitors’ pockets, and a good proportion of the rest into their own. The dastardly duo run Operation Lookout National Center for Missing Youth, a charity with the very worthy aim of providing support and assistance to the families of missing children. Operation Lookout National Center for Missing YouthĪ husband and wife running a charity… what could be nicer? In the case of Mike and Melody Gibson, pretty much everything. Unless you want your money to go toward lawsuits (it’s already coughed up $200,000 to Iowa, Florida, and Texas), take my advice and find another charity to support… although preferably one on another list to this one.ħ. If a charity (or indeed, any organization) is forced to move its headquarters to a new state on account of the dodgy dealings and underhand practices it’s been getting up to in its old home, anyone with any sense should know to keep well away, Unfortunately, the United States Deputy Sheriffs’ Association is well versed enough in manipulation to convince even the most well-meaning of folk that it’s still a cause worthy of their support. United States Deputy Sheriffs’ Association The rest does a grand job of propping up the bank accounts of the foundation’s sleazy directors. Or so you’d think… in fact, only 3% of their donations actually make it into the hands of Vietnam Vets. A worthy cause, and one well worth a few dollars of your paycheck. As its name suggests, the charity supports our country’s heroes, given assistance to those in need of homes, mental health care, and educations. Next up we have Vietnow National Headquarters. If you’d rather your money found its way into the pockets of who it should, then maybe find yourself a better cause. If you want to subsidize the flash lifestyle of Reynolds, then go right ahead and donate. That the charity (and we mean “charity” in the loosest possible sense) only manages to find it in its heart to give 2.5% of its donations to support the families of cancer victims and fund cancer research (its supposed raison d’etre) is even worse. That the no-shame Reynolds takes home an annual salary of around $230,000 is bad enough (and properly tells you all you need to know about where your donations are going). Cancer Fund of AmericaĬancer Fund of America is just one of many philanthropic centers run by James T Reynolds and his somewhat crooked family. But it pays to be cautious… here, in no particular order, we take a look at some of the worst charities. Of course, we’ve no wish to tarnish all charities with the same brush, and by and large, most philanthropic foundations do exactly what they advertise on the tin. The amount that actually makes its way to where you think it’s going ends up representing only a tiny fraction of the donation. Donate $10 to certain charities, and rather than the full amount (or the full amount minus a small handling fee) going to the advertised cause, most of it will be siphoned off into the foundation’s executives bank account, mishandled, or otherwise misappropriated. With millions of good Samaritans regularly donating a portion of their paycheck to good causes, charities are booming… unfortunately, not all of the money going into them is coming out the way we think.
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