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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 26, 2002

CONTACT: Kay Maxwell
(803)734-1605
(803)515-3051


2002 BEST AND WORST CHARITIES IN S.C.
NAMED TO MILES’ SCROOGES AND ANGELS LISTS

  Secretary of State Jim Miles kicked off the holiday season today with his annual announcement of the Scrooges and Angels charities for South Carolina. The Secretary of State regulates charities, and Miles has used his designation of South Carolina’s best and worst charities as a means to raise awareness about the importance of checking out a charity when donating to worthwhile causes.

  According to Secretary Miles, “Those charities listed as Scrooges are not the only stingy charities operating in our state. However, they are chosen because they illustrate our point that just because a charity’s name sounds good, it does not mean it does good work. We all respect and admire firemen, we love children, and we care about the sick. Many charities contain these words, which pull at our heartstrings, yet they give a miniscule amount of the donations their organizations receive to the cause they claim to serve. On the other hand, there are many excellent, worthwhile charities operating in our state, whose names may be very similar to other charities. Which charities deserve your hard-earned dollar? To know for sure, you really need to check it out.”

  The annual Scrooges List is based on the charitable organization’s failure to spend a decent percentage of their expenditures on actual programs, their high use of paid (professional) fundraisers, and their presence in our state. Some of these charities are physically located within our state’s borders, and some are headquartered in other states. However, they are all soliciting donations from South Carolinians.

The 2002 Scrooges List, in alphabetical order:

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American Deputy Sheriffs Association, Inc. of Monroe, Louisiana (1.3%)

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American Foundation for Disabled Children, Inc., of Staten Island, New York (10.3%)

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Dogs Against Drugs/Dogs Against Crime, from Anderson, Indiana, (14.3%)

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Fire Fighters Charitable Foundation, of Westerly, Rhode Island (11.3%)

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Fraternal Order of Police State Lodge, from Newberry, South Carolina (13.4%)

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National Cancer Center, Inc., of Plainview, NY (18.2%)

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National Missing Children’s Locate Center, in Portland, Oregon (19.9%)

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South Carolina Troopers Association, Inc., located here in Columbia (12.9%)

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Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., Southern Conference, Inc., located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (6.5%)

  The 2002 Angel List recipients were selected because these organizations were found to be extremely effective at giving a high percentage of their total expenditures directly to programs for their designated cause, their compliance with the S.C. Solicitation of Charitable Funds Act, and their high use of volunteers in their fundraising efforts.

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Celebrate Freedom Foundation, of Columbia, South Carolina, (91%)

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Child Find of America, Inc., of New Paltz, New York (92.6%)

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Dictionary Project, of Charleston, South Carolina (83.3%)

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Goodwill of Lower South Carolina, from North Charleston, South Carolina (91.9%)

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Lee County Council on Aging, Inc, of Bishopville, South Carolina (97.1%)

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McClellanville Soccer Club, of McClellanville, South Carolina (97.1%)

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Mobile Meals of the Grand Strand, from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (99.3%)

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Paws with a Cause, of Wayland, Michigan (96.7%)

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Richland County Sheriffs Foundation, Inc., of Columbia, South Carolina (99.1%)

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Sandy Branch Volunteer Fire Department, from McCormick, South Carolina (95.1%)

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Shriners Hospitals for Children, located in Tampa, Florida (92.1%)

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Women’s Shelter, of Columbia, South Carolina (92.1%).


Citizens can check out any charity online at the Secretary of State’s website, www.scsos.com or by calling 1-888-CHARITI.
 

 

 

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