America’s Worst Charities

Our top story on the Willis Report tonight was charities giving little - or none - of the money they raise to help people in need. Sounds incredible, but according to a new report today in the Tampa Bay Times the top 50 worst charities in America hire for-profit companies to do their fundraising - and the net result is that just a few cents on the dollar goes to folks who need it. In some cases - according to the Times - a few charities spend all the money they raise on overhead and give absolutely nothing to needy cases. I spoke with Kris Hundley from the Tampa Bay Times - who has spent a year investigating this story – and I promised to link to her list here:

http://www.tampabay.com/americas-worst-charities/worst-charities.pdf