Their tv ad campaign rakes in a vast proportion of the charity donations and they don't spend it all. They hoard it. And other children's hospitals get less. Like the Catholic Church secreting their cash in offshore accounts, so they claim penury when their sex abuse victims sue for damages. Many of these are using non profit procedures to launder money through shell organizations. It is a mess.
My problem is that executives in the organization are making salaries of over a million dollars each/year. That rubs me the wrong way. I'm so glad that you saw good work being done, though!
Yes I did and I knew many people that worked there from docs to cafeteria staff (honestly) and they couldnтАЩt be more proud of the work they did and the mission of the place!
Danny Thomas started it with nothing but good intentions and I donтАЩt believe anything has changed.
The beginning of St. Jude's was from Danny Thomas's prayer to St. Jude, as I'm sure you know. He wanted to badly to become an actor, but didn't see how. He promised to create a hospital for children who couldn't pay for care, it St. Jude would fulfill what he felt was his "lost cause". The rest is history. And Marlo has been deeply involved for a long time, apparently. She's another really good person, like her Dad.
Maybe it is time to look into Charity Navigator. But do St. Jude's first.
By "do" do you mean donate to St. Jude's, or to investigate where all the donations to them go?
Their tv ad campaign rakes in a vast proportion of the charity donations and they don't spend it all. They hoard it. And other children's hospitals get less. Like the Catholic Church secreting their cash in offshore accounts, so they claim penury when their sex abuse victims sue for damages. Many of these are using non profit procedures to launder money through shell organizations. It is a mess.
We must all do due diligence!
I donate a little every year to Charity Navigator. One man decided to take this on, single-handedly. I am so grateful for his hard work.
Good question.
I used to live in Memphis and saw, first hand, the good they did.
I donate monthly to St Jude's
My problem is that executives in the organization are making salaries of over a million dollars each/year. That rubs me the wrong way. I'm so glad that you saw good work being done, though!
Yes I did and I knew many people that worked there from docs to cafeteria staff (honestly) and they couldnтАЩt be more proud of the work they did and the mission of the place!
Danny Thomas started it with nothing but good intentions and I donтАЩt believe anything has changed.
That is wonderful to hear!!
The beginning of St. Jude's was from Danny Thomas's prayer to St. Jude, as I'm sure you know. He wanted to badly to become an actor, but didn't see how. He promised to create a hospital for children who couldn't pay for care, it St. Jude would fulfill what he felt was his "lost cause". The rest is history. And Marlo has been deeply involved for a long time, apparently. She's another really good person, like her Dad.
I am sure they are doing good work. I question the over reaching fundraising and how it impacts the broader ecosystem of medical philanthropy.
St. Jude's is another scam. Shriner's Hospitals for Children is honorable, however.