http://tinyurl.com/3twa74m Link to IRS non Profit search engine.
National Cancer Assistance Foundation Inc. Sarasota FL USA
Only gives 11.7% of what they take in - that means: if You give a dollar about 88 cents goes into the pocket of the person who called You and only 12 cents to the cause the claimed to represent.
BBB warns against charities associated with deceptive sweepstakes notices. The St. Louis Better Business Bureau has advised consumers to be "cautious" about donating to seven St. Louis-area charities that have used Precision Performance Marketing to help them run similar fundraising sweepstakes across the U.S. [BBB:
Consumers should think twice about donating to 7 charities tied to St. Louis area sweepstakes firm. St. Louis BBB, Feb 22, 2011] The BBB report says that (a) the mailings make it seem they already had won or are on the brink of winning cash prizes and that (b) annual 990 tax reports show that several of the charities have spent a high percentage of their contributions on fundraising.
The charities identified in the BBB report are:
National Cancer Assistance Foundation of Sarasota, Florida, which operates the Breast Cancer Assistance Fund, Children's Cancer Assistance, and Children's Cancer Dream Network. The foundation's tax returns indicate that for each dollar raised, only 11 cents was used for program services.
Autism Spectrum Disorder Foundation of Schereville, Indiana, which distributed about 3.5 cents for each dollar raised. Kathleen Seidel has posted additional information about this foundation.
Disabled Police Officers Counseling Center of Niceville, Florida, which the report says distributed only 3 cents of every of each dollar donated.
Child Crisis Network of Pompano Beach, Florida
Children With Hairloss of South Rockwood, Michigan, which operates Children's Sunshine Network.
Circle of Friends for American Veterans of Falls Church, Virginia.
I received a call from a young female asking me to contribute to terminally ill cancer children's families. She pitched a statical number to me of children dying each year from cancer and made it sound like the Children's Cancer Dream network is similar to the "Make a Wish" foundation. She said that this was a part of the Cancer Dream Network and that this organization was part of the National Cancer Assistance Foundation. She put another woman on the call when I said that I would make a contribution. That raised the red flag for me! Genuine volunteers or employees would not need to put a 'qualifier' on the call!
I stated that and ended the call.