http://asklizweston.com/2009/11/09/feed-the-children-named-aips-most-outrageous-charity-in-america/ Personal Finance Columnist Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:37:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://asklizweston.com/2009/11/09/feed-the-children-named-aips-most-outrageous-charity-in-america/comment-page-1/#comment-722 Ed Long Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:41:35 +0000 http://asklizweston.com/?p=1554#comment-722 Liz - Thanks for your post - and mentioning the Smarter Giving Guy tips. It's year-end giving season - that means it's also year-end "charity" scam season. Tops on the tips list is to check out the organization on IRS Publication 78 (available online). If the organization isn't there, it's not a charity (note, churches and government agencies are exempted). If just one person had checked Publication 78, National Foundation of America wouldn't have taken in millions as a "charity" -- when it wasn't. They're one of the winners of our Charity Skunk awards. Ed Liz -
Thanks for your post – and mentioning the Smarter Giving Guy tips.
It’s year-end giving season – that means it’s also year-end “charity” scam season. Tops on the tips list is to check out the organization on IRS Publication 78 (available online). If the organization isn’t there, it’s not a charity (note, churches and government agencies are exempted).
If just one person had checked Publication 78, National Foundation of America wouldn’t have taken in millions as a “charity” — when it wasn’t. They’re one of the winners of our Charity Skunk awards.
Ed

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