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What a Scam! Don't give to the Kids Wish Network

By David Feige

I got a call one weekend morning not long ago. Some woman asked me if I wanted to donate to the Kids Wish Network. "No" I said, "and please don't call me in the morning, or at home, or...ever." Then I mentioned that I was on the do not call list. This provoked a small tirade about how they were exempt, being a charity and all, and she couldn't believe I wouldn't want to support granting wishes to dying kids.Hmmm.Well, it turns out, I don't. And neither (hardly) does the Kid's wish network. With a little digging and some help from Charity Navigator and the Kids Wish Network 2008 IRS form 990, here's what you get:The Comeon:They use this kid to con you into lining their pockets!Here's the reality:Total expenditures $16,895,430 Fund raising costs $12,490,985 Program expenses for children $2,294,167 Other expenses $2,110,278 The three top people are all related: a husband named Mark Breiner earns nearly $160,00) just in salary plus big benefits...continue to full post

Full post as published by Indefensible on June 06, 2010 (boomark / email).