The Breast Cancer Society Inc. is on Charity Navigator's Watchlist
Here's why:
On February 10, 2014, CNN reported that "documents obtained by CNN show that Charity Services International, a private South Carolina company, claimed to have shipped nearly $40 million in medicines and other donations on behalf of 15 small charities to Guatemala in 2010. Those same charities also reported sending another $10 million to Guatemala the next year. According to its tax filings, one of those American charities, The Breast Cancer Society of Mesa, Arizona, claimed to have shipped $22 million of donations by itself in 2010. But a joint investigation by CNN, the Tampa Bay Times and the Center for Investigative Reporting could find no trace of even a fraction of those donations."
The article goes on to state that " Roy Tidwell, CEO of Charity Services International, declined to say what precisely comprised the millions of dollars of goods sent to Guatemala, citing confidentiality for his clients. But he said in an e-mail that all the donations were valued by the charities and not by his shipping office." And in response, Breast Cancer Society "spokeswoman Kristina Hixson said it was Charity Services International that provided all the valuations. Hixon also said Breast Cancer Society had 'amended' some of its IRS filings to eliminate $12 million worth of claimed donations to Guatemala. In addition, she said the Breast Cancer Society had given '$36 million of medicines and supplies to those in desperate need' to other Central American countries and to West African nations."
Recieved a call from this particular phone number and came across my Caller ID as Unavailable 443-992-4475 at 4:35 PM on 10/30/2014 and no VM was left.