Good Charity Inc. is based in Michigan but is licensed to do business in 24 states. Good Charity’s founder, Brian J. Maiorana, formerly worked for Insight Teleservices, also of Michigan, a company that makes money soliciting donations for charities. That firm has an F rating with the BBB.
A contract between Good Charity and Insight calls for Insight to retain 85 percent of the funds it raises for the charity. In 2011, Good Charity reported that it received just $180,000 from the $1.4 million Insight raised on its behalf that year. The charity made grants of $75,000, or about five cents for each dollar in donations.
Good Charity is an umbrella organization for 10 related organizations with names suggestive of the kinds of causes or people they assist. The names include:
Terminally Ill Children’s Fund
United States Paralyzed Veterans Fund
Children’s Leukemia of America Fund
National Breast Cancer Awareness Fund
Disabled Veteran Wheelchair Games
Michigan Disabled and Paralyzed Veterans Fund
Disaster Relief and Aid Fund
Disabled and Paralyzed Veterans Fund
America’s Missing Children Fund
The Autistic Society Fund
The web page for Insight Teleservices (the organization actually doing the calling) is:
http://www.insightteleservices.com/Contact.html
Corporate Office
17117 West 9 Mile Rd Ste. # 800
Southfield, MI 48075.
Phone: +1-248-552-8866
Fax: +1-248-552-8867
Inquiries:
[email protected]