Friend Lee Ghost
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 Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 1:58 am Post subject: DON'T donate to find missing kids |
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Everything is a scam, a fraud.
Local Missing Kids Charity Spending Little To Find Kids
June 13, 2011
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ATLANTA -- A Channel 2 Action News investigation put a metro-Atlanta charity under the microscope and found most of the money it gets from donors goes to raise more money. Investigative reporter Aaron Diamant made the discovery after digging though the nonprofit's financial records.
The Committee for Missing Children is based in Lawrenceville and serves as a resource for parents of missing kids all over the world. The organization tells donors their money has helped bring home more than 1,200 children over the years.
After reading through the charity's most recent tax returns, Channel 2 pressed David Thelen for answers about where donors' money actually goes.
"All of this looks terrible on paper," Thelen admitted. "It bothers me every single day."
What bothered charity watchdogs is that last year, the nonprofit brought in more than $2.1 million, mostly donations, but told the IRS it only spent around $314,000, just 14 percent, on programs to help parents find missing children. Digging deeper into the return, we found the charity spent a staggering $1.9 million on fundraising, mostly in fees to telemarketers paid to drum up those donations.
We asked Thelen if he thinks that's fair to donors.
"Basically, no, I don't," Thelen responded. "I don't think it's fair. |
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