Research before giving: "They don't meet the bureau's standards for charitable giving, Mattingly said, primarily because most of the money they collect goes to the fund-raiser and not the charity.
'It's not our place to tell people whether to give or not,' he said. 'But it is our place to give them information to make an informed decision.'
These are the charities, the amount of money they raised in 2003 according to the Bureau, and the percentage of that money actually going by contract to the charity as reported to the Kentucky Attorney General's Office:
A Child's Wish Foundation, Sarasota, Fla., reporting to the Internal Revenue Service as Children's Charity Fund Inc.: $1.3 million raised, 18 percent to the charity.
Association for Firefighters and Paramedics Inc., Santa Ana, Calif.,: $1.9 million, 10 percent.
Hope Cancer Fund Inc., North Hollywood, Calif.,: $459,359 (from September 2002 through August 2003), 20 percent.
Our American Veterans Inc., Hudson, Fla.: $27,850, 15 percent.
Many charities on the attorney general's active charity promotions list have similar arrangements with professional fund-raisers, but 'we are getting calls from people who are being solicited for these charities' now, Mattingly said"
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