2002 Scrooges List


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About the Scrooges List

1. Criteria for Selection: a) Presence in South Carolina, b) Percentage of Expenditures on Programs, c) Professional Fundraising Activity. The Scrooge List was compiled based on the above mentioned criteria. The following organizations have failed miserably as public charities. They make a mockery out of the word “Charity.”

2. All figures are taken from financial reports which the organizations filed with this Office for their fiscal year 2001 or 2002. By law, all registered charities must file annual financial reports. The information must be submitted upon either an IRS Form 990 or the Secretary of State’s Annual Financial Report form.

3. For information on all charities, please call us at 734-1790 or toll-free at 888-242-7484.

 

Organization: American Deputy Sheriffs Association (ADSA), Inc. Registration No: 6264
Address: 702 S. Grand Street    
City: Monroe Fiscal Year 1/1/01
State: LA 71201 Fiscal Year Ending: 12/31/01
Contact: Mr. Michael Croft Total Revenue: $4,752,240.00
Title: President Total Expenses: $4,739,506.00
Telephone: 318-398-9500 Program Expenses: $62,546.00
Web Site: www.deputysheriff.org Percentage: 1.3%
Purpose: Established in Texas in 1996, ADSA is a national organization dedicated to the issues and needs of county law enforcement across the country. Organization provides death benefits, body armor, equipment, training and scholarships for deputy sheriffs.
Notes: In 2001, organization spent only $62,546 on its programs. It spent $526,628 on management. It spent more on legal fees ($89,948) than on its programs. It spent only $5,612 on scholarships and death benefits to members.

 

Organization: American Foundation for Disabled Children, Inc. Registration No: 5281
Address: 465 Belfield Avenue    
City: Staten Island Fiscal Year 7/1/00
State: NY 10312 Fiscal Year Ending: 6/30/01
Contact: Mr. Scott Schrammar Total Revenue: $2,332,833.00
Title: President Total Expenses: $2,217,330.00
Telephone: 888-565-2332 Program Expenses: $229,311.00
Web Site: www.affdc.org Percentage: 10.3%
Purpose: Established 1991 in New York, organization underwrites fishing trips, sporting events, summer camps, educational programs, emergency grants, clothing, braille books, and computers adapted for disabled children.
Notes: Organization spends $.78 to raise a dollar. In FY 6/30/01, $1.2 million paid to fundraising counsel -- only $229,311 on programs. Every year since 1998, the organization's percentage of program expenses to total expenses has declined from 46% to 10%

 

Organization: Dogs Against Drugs / Dogs Against Crime Registration No: 995
Address: 3320 Main Street, Suite G    
City: Anderson Fiscal Year 1/1/01
State: IN 46013 Fiscal Year Ending: 12/31/01
Contact: Mr. Darren Sparks Total Revenue: $1,360,713.00
Title: President Total Expenses: $1,341,969.00
Telephone: 765-642-9447 Program Expenses: $192,195.00
Web Site: www.daddac.com Percentage: 14.3%
Purpose: Established in Indiana in 1989, organization educates youth on dangers of drug abuse through "Puppy Patrol" program in elementary schools. It funds K-9 operations for police agencies that cannot afford such programs.
Notes: This organization retains only 14% of the funds raised by its telemarketer, Non-Profit Services. It was a Scrooge in 1998 & 2001. This organization raised $1.5 million last year, and its net assets for the year are a negative $53,531.

 

Organization: Fire Fighters Charitable Foundation Registration No: 6364
Address: 92 Beach Street, Suite 100
City: Westerly Fiscal Year  1/1/01
State: RI 02891 Fiscal Year Ending: 12/31/01
Contact: Mr. Louis S. Pelico Total Revenue: $5,231,328.00
Title: President Total Expenses: $5,120,798.00
Telephone: 954-571-8780 Program Expenses: $579,588.00
Web Site: www.ffcf.org Percentage: 11.3%
Purpose: Organization provides funds for medical care, housing, medical supplies and equipment and educational scholarships for families which are victims of fire or other disaster and for children in need throughout the world.
Notes: For SC, organization has two current contracts with fundraising companies. For entire US, it has five. In 2001, its programs served a total of 595 persons. Louis Pellico and wife Maureen are employed as CEO and CFO of the organization.

 

Organization: Fraternal Order of Police State Lodge Registration No: 337
Address: 1812 Johnstone Street    
City: Newberry Fiscal Year 1/1/00
State: SC 29108 Fiscal Year Ending: 12/31/00
Contact: Mr. Jerry Wright Total Revenue: $852,606.00
Title: President Total Expenses: $835,658.00
Telephone: 803-321-2211 Program Expenses: $111,634.00
Web Site:   Percentage: 13.4%
Purpose: Established in 1977, Fraternal Order of Police State Lodge promotes professionalism for law enforcement, participates in civic and charitable activities, provides insurance coverage and legal defense for officers.
Notes: Organization currently has four (4) contracts with professional fundraisers.

 

Organization: National Cancer Center, Inc. Registration No: 2109
Address: 88 Sunnyside Blvd.
City: Plainview Fiscal Year 4/1/00
State: NY 11803 Fiscal Year Ending: 3/31/01
Contact: Mr. Jack Sherman Total Revenue: $2,940,003.00
Title: Secretary Total Expenses: $2,966,364.00
Telephone: 516-349-0610 Program Expenses: $539,480.00
Web Site: Percentage: 18.2%
Purpose: Incorporated in Delaware in 1953 and based in Plainview NY, organization promotes the prevention and early detection of cancer through public education and support of scientific research.
Notes: In FYE 3/31/01, organization spent $539k on programs and four times as much on fundraising expenses. Organization spent more on list rental ($196k) than on grants ($151k). It was selected a 2001 Scrooge.

 

Organization: National Missing Children's Locate Center Registration No: 2782
Address: 16 NE 148th Ave.
City: Portland Fiscal Year 1/1/01
State: OR 97230 Fiscal Year Ending: 12/31/01
Contact: Ms. Marilyn S. Mann Total Revenue: $781,517.00
Title: CEO Total Expenses: $1,146,173.00
Telephone: 503-661-3680 Program Expenses: $228,377.00
Web Site: www.nmclc.org Percentage: 19.9%
Purpose: Established 1982 in Oregon, organization's purpose is to find lost, stolen and missing children.
Notes: This organization spent $790,918 on fundraising and raised only $781,515. In FYE 2001, it showed an ending balance of minus $432,467.   Organization spent only $3,342 on investigations.

 

Organization: South Carolina Troopers Association, Inc Registration No: 5604
Address: 4691 Broad River Road    
City: Columbia Fiscal Year 7/1/00
State: SC 29212 Fiscal Year Ending: 6/30/01
Contact: Mr. Phillip W. Gulley Total Revenue: $1,807,933.00
Title: VP Total Expenses: $1,636,132.00
Telephone: 803-536-9488 Program Expenses: $210,777.00
Web Site: www.sctroopers.org Percentage: 12.9%
Purpose: Established in 1987, organization strives to upgrade the salaries, retirement benefits, fringe benefits, equipment and working conditions of the State Highway Patrol.
Notes: In its FYE 6/30/01, organization spent $55,591 on insurance, $3,429 on its program Bears Against Drugs, $8,223 on scholarships, $2,778 on emergency relief for individuals.

 

Organization: Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U. S., Southern Conference, Inc. Registration No: 2896
Address: 2311 North Central    
City: Oklahoma City Fiscal Year 1/1/01
State: OK 73105 Fiscal Year Ending: 12/31/01
Contact: Mr. Jay Bjorgo Total Revenue: $199,969.00
Title: CEO Total Expenses: $198,617.00
Telephone: 405-794-1518 Program Expenses: $13,000.00
Web Site:   Percentage: 6.5%
Purpose: Established in Oklahoma in 1992, organization's purpose is the promotion of the VFW.
Notes: 91% of this organization's expenditures were on fundraiser's fees. The organization spent only $13,000 on its purpose -- the promotion of the VFW.

 

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