Busted: Children’s Leukemia Charity Gave Just 1% Of Donations to the Cause

"The organization accepted donations across the country, over the course of many years, for programs that did not even exist."

By John Vibes via Anti Media

When donating to charity, it is important to be careful and do diligent research on the organization that you will be donating to, because sadly, it is common for charities to be run by scammers.
In the case of the New York-based National Children’s Leukemia Foundation, the organization brought in millions of dollars that were intended for children with leukemia, but it was recently discovered that just 1% of those donations actually went towards helping children with the disease.
The organization was well-respected and perceived as a legitimate charity for many years, despite the fact that most of the donations went towards salaries and elaborate fundraisers to bring in more money.

“Start listing some legitimate sounding programs like a bone marrow registry and people very often have a hard time saying no,” Deputy State Attorney General Yael Fuchs said in a statement.
“NCLS didn’t make any dreams or wishes come true,” he added.

Zvi Shor, the leader of the organization, has been forced to shut down the charity, but he denies that he has done anything wrong. His attorney told the New York Times that he ran the charity “with the best of intentions.”

However, according to State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, the organization accepted donations across the country, over the course of many years, for programs that did not even exist. Now the New York Attorney General is accusing the foundation of conducting a $9.7 million fraud.
The charity first came under fire in 2010 when it was discovered that Shor was previously arrested for bank fraud, which would make him ineligible to run a charity. After stepping down and replacing himself with friend and long-time accountant, Yehuda Gutwein, Shor allegedly continued to pull the strings of the organization behind the scenes.

These findings reportedly spurred an investigation, which resulted in the recent revelations about the charity.

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How the Red Cross Raised Half a Billion Dollars for Haiti ­But Only Built Six Houses

The Red Cross launched into action to supposedly help rebuild and transform earthquake-devastated Haiti, but here's what really happened.

(ANONHQ) In 2010 Haiti suffered a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake that left a nation struggling to overcome the disaster, even today. Five years ago, the Red Cross launched into action to help rebuild and transform the areas that suffered the most. As a result, people gathered to support Haiti and the Red Cross from around the globe, providing a massive relief fund of five hundred million dollars.
To date, the population in Campeche, who were a main focus of rebuilding for the Red Cross Projects, is still yet to see much benefit. The intention was to provide basic sanitation, shelter, and electricity to the stricken area.


“Like many humanitarian organizations responding in Haiti, the American Red Cross met complications in relation to government coordination delays, disputes over land ownership, delays at Haitian customs, challenges finding qualified staff who were in short supply and high demand, and the cholera outbreak, among other challenges,” reported www.propublica.org, an investigative journalism site awarded with the Pulitzer Prize.

But the question arises, is land ownership and customs an excuse to misallocate an extensive portion of the donations received? As of June 2015, according to propublica, only six houses had been built in the area. Not bad for claims of helping over 130,000 people with accommodation with half a billion dollars.

The CEO of the Red Cross insists contrary to the evidence, by maintaining that Haiti is now better prepared for future disasters. “Millions of Haitians are safer, healthier, more resilient, and better prepared for future disasters thanks to generous donations to the American Red Cross,” CEO Gail McGovern stated.


The Red Cross have yet to disclose a transparent report detailing how the money has been spent, and in 2011 a memo was released outlining the failure of the Red Cross project in Haiti, outlining the lack of training to efficiently deal with the implementation of issues such as Cholera.

“Lacking the expertise to mount its own projects, the Red Cross ended up giving much of the money to other groups to do the work. Those groups took out a piece of every dollar to cover overhead and management. Even on the projects done by others, the Red Cross had its own significant expenses – in one case, adding up to a third of the project’s budget,” suggests Justin Elliott journalist for propublica and NPR Laura Sullivan.

This isn’t the first time the Red Cross has faced criticism for their ‘aid.’ When Hurricane Sandy hit theCaribbean and the east coast in 2012, Red Cross ran to the people’s aid with donations over $250 million. However, issues about the donations arose, not unlike Haiti. According to a representative of the Red Cross at the time,  how spending was distributed for the Hurricane Sandy disaster was considered a “trade secret,” that if released “the American Red Cross would suffer competitive harm because its competitors would be able to mimic the American Red Cross’s business model for an increased competitive advantage.”

When propublica asked for Red Cross to comment and they declined, they decided to visit Campeche in Haiti to see for themselves, the projects that were reportedly put into place to help the community. What they discovered was a growing resentment with aid workers. Jean Jean Flaubert, the head of a community group that the Red Cross set up as a local sounding board, was one such member.
“What the Red Cross told us is that they are coming here to change Campeche. Totally change it,’ said Flaubert. ‘Now I do not understand the change that they are talking about. I think the Red Cross is working for themselves.”

However, what most people do not know is that the Red Cross gave an official answer to all questions on their website in an article, explaining where the money went to. You can read it here.

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