Called and asked for my husband. When I asked who was calling there was a big pause and then they hung up! The caller ID says: Michigan Paralyzed Vets.
I am sick of your calls. When I call back ( after repeated calls after calls from THEM.. it says " no one is available to take your call" REALLY?? they call me repeatedly!! As late as 10:00p.m.!!! I have contacted legal advice. If they call after 8:00 p.m. They are violating laws.
This is a charity using a professional fund-raising business, well-paid it appears, since 36.3% of all the charity's income (including grants) goes for fund-raising. Only 50.3% of income goes to the actual program, which is listed as advocacy and civil rights, not direct aid to the vets. The other 13.2% goes for "administrative expenses," like office costs and staff wages. Income is reported as $658,308 And total functional expenses were reported as $708,897, including $257,753 for fundraising, with a net loss for the reporting year around -$50,000. Charity Navigator gives this organization 1 star out of a possible 4. I would not recommend it!
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Repeatedly receive requests for me at my mother's phone number, when they ask for me and she tells them to wait, they hang up. She is very elderly and very unhappy about ceaseless pestering calls. I have no outstanding debts, neither does my mother. They do not state their business.