After deciding I had better look into charitable organizations that solicite my financial support, I have discovered that there are a vast amount of unscrupulous organizations. To aid in my research, I have stumbled upon a great website entitled "Charity Navigator". It gave me a path to pull up the IRS 990 forms that charitable organizations are required to file. WOW!! What an eye opener!! The majority of the charities to which I had been sendiing money had 10% or less of their contributions going to those they purport to represent. I unfortunately gave money to "the Metro Firefighters Association" without checking them out. I cannot find them or their 990 forms online. I have used their Fed Tax ID# of 73-0957897 online but get nothing. Soooooo I will no longer be sending money to them. Hope this helps someone who is looking for information on them.
Someone from this number called to say that they were representing the OKC Firerfighters. It is not the number listed with the Firefighters in Oklahoma City.
Got a call, but didn't answer. I looked it up and found this. I have heard that the OKC fire dept. does not solicit over the phone, and that these guys are scammers trying to solicit "donations" for the fire dept. Be wary.
Got a call from 405-236-4444 claiming they were the Metro Firefighters Association. Asked them to send me information- received mail 2 days later. Checked legitimacy and found this webpage... The information provided a PO Box: 15236 in OKC 73155-5236 Also included a federal tax id#: 73-0957897.
I am researching this now.
The Metro Fire Fighters (Check Spelling) sent me a brouchure and told a lie. I will let everyone know once I find out the truth.
The company that called misrepresented the cause and Fire Department that the monies would go to.
I have called that Fire Department Fire Chief and they do not and are no way involved with any organization that calls and asks for donations. DO NOT GIVE THEM A DIME!