ATTORNEY GENERAL'S REPORT ON CHARITABLE SOLICITATION BY COMMERCIAL FUNDRAISERS

Supplement Re: Donations of Personal Property

Specific Findings

Table #1 - This table lists each charitable organization that solicited donations of used clothing and merchandise ("salvageable personal property") and sold the property to a for-profit thrift store. The for-profit thrift store operator is also listed. Each charitable organization is ranked by the percentage of money that actually went to the charity, i.e., from a high of 48.53% to a low of 0.24%.

Table #2 - This table lists each charitable organization that solicited donations of used clothing and merchandise and paid a management fee or commission to a for-profit thrift store operator. The for-profit thrift store operator is also listed. Each charitable organization is ranked by the percentage of total revenue that actually went to the charity, i.e., from a high of 14.72% to a low of 1.13%.

Table #3 - This table lists each charitable organization that solicited vehicles and paid a management fee or commission to a for-profit reseller. Each charitable organization is ranked by a percentage of total revenue that actually went to the charity, i.e., from a high of 71.99% to a low of 4.74%.

Note: We list some charities more than once. Each listing shows a separate for-profit thrift store or vehicle reseller operation.

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