December 13, 2007
Reports: Charities Stiffing Wounded Vets
With tens of thousands of U.S. troops still fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, many Americans will be sending their thoughts, prayers and charity dollars this holiday season to non-profit organizations catering to wounded veterans and their families. But a report from the watchdog American Institute of Philanthropy and tax filings examined by the Washington Post show that some of the nation's largest veterans charity groups have either mismanaged the donations they've received or spent very little of them on actual care for wounded vets.
The findings have outraged some lawmakers in Washington, who are holding their first hearing on the matter in the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Committee today. "We need to make sure that the generous contributions of Americans to veterans will help veterans and not line the pockets of fundraisers and these organizations," Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., told the Post.
ABC News recently interviewed Daniel Borochoff, president of the American Institute of Philanthropy, about the watchdog group's charity report card.
