Snaquebite
02-10-2013, 09:52
Eight veterans charities received F grades in the latest report from the American Institute of Philanthropy, a national charity watchdog group.
Of 21 veterans charities reviewed, the AIP gave F’s to these: American Ex-Prisoners of War Service Foundation, American Veterans Relief Foundation, AMVETS National Service Foundation, Paralyzed Veterans of America, Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation, Help Hospitalized Veterans, NCOA National Defense Foundation and Vietnow National Headquarters.
These groups got D’s: Blinded Veterans Association, Disabled American Veterans, Soldiers Angels, United Spinal Association/Wounded Warrior Project, Veterans of the Vietnam War & The Veterans Coalition, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund and World War II Veterans Committee.
The Washington Post ran a story today about one of the groups, Help Hospitalized Veterans, which “reported income of $71.3 million last year and spent about one-third of that money on charitable work.”
[Roger] Chapin, 75, the charity’s president, received $426,434 in salary and benefits in the past fiscal year, according to a filing with the Internal Revenue Service. His wife, Elizabeth, 73, received $113,623 in salary and benefits as “newsletter editor,” the Post’s review of the tax filing showed.
Two groups received an A+ rating: Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund and Fisher House Foundation.
Last week the state Attorney General’s office reached a settlement with the Blind Children Services of Puget Sound for failing to register with the state. One of the directors of the group, Robert Shay, paid restitution in August for violating the state’s charity laws when he solicited donations for another group, Veterans of Western Washington.
In April, I wrote about two veterans groups — the American Veterans Coalition in Gig Harbor and the Vietnam Veterans of Washington of Auburn state — that devoted less than 20 percent of its income to program services from 2003 to 2005, making them among the worst performing in this state.
http://blog.seattlepi.com/consumersmarts/2007/12/13/these-veterans-charities-flunked/?fb_action_ids=10200626981140704&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%7B%2210200626981140704%22%3A101 50200469356508%7D&action_type_map=%7B%2210200626981140704%22%3A%22og .recommends%22%7D&action_ref_map
Of 21 veterans charities reviewed, the AIP gave F’s to these: American Ex-Prisoners of War Service Foundation, American Veterans Relief Foundation, AMVETS National Service Foundation, Paralyzed Veterans of America, Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation, Help Hospitalized Veterans, NCOA National Defense Foundation and Vietnow National Headquarters.
These groups got D’s: Blinded Veterans Association, Disabled American Veterans, Soldiers Angels, United Spinal Association/Wounded Warrior Project, Veterans of the Vietnam War & The Veterans Coalition, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund and World War II Veterans Committee.
The Washington Post ran a story today about one of the groups, Help Hospitalized Veterans, which “reported income of $71.3 million last year and spent about one-third of that money on charitable work.”
[Roger] Chapin, 75, the charity’s president, received $426,434 in salary and benefits in the past fiscal year, according to a filing with the Internal Revenue Service. His wife, Elizabeth, 73, received $113,623 in salary and benefits as “newsletter editor,” the Post’s review of the tax filing showed.
Two groups received an A+ rating: Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund and Fisher House Foundation.
Last week the state Attorney General’s office reached a settlement with the Blind Children Services of Puget Sound for failing to register with the state. One of the directors of the group, Robert Shay, paid restitution in August for violating the state’s charity laws when he solicited donations for another group, Veterans of Western Washington.
In April, I wrote about two veterans groups — the American Veterans Coalition in Gig Harbor and the Vietnam Veterans of Washington of Auburn state — that devoted less than 20 percent of its income to program services from 2003 to 2005, making them among the worst performing in this state.
http://blog.seattlepi.com/consumersmarts/2007/12/13/these-veterans-charities-flunked/?fb_action_ids=10200626981140704&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%7B%2210200626981140704%22%3A101 50200469356508%7D&action_type_map=%7B%2210200626981140704%22%3A%22og .recommends%22%7D&action_ref_map