Shown below is the article from today’s Rockford Register Star regarding phone solicitation by parties representing themselves as the Illinois Sheriff’s Association(ISA).
The very interesting thing is-- just how charitable is the Illinois Sheriff’s Association? Back in 2009 I report on a letter requesting my donation to the ISA signed by Boone County Sheriff, Duane Wirth. See: http://boonecountywatchdog.blogspot.com/2009/02/illinois-sheriff-association-and.html
At that time I reported that the Illinois Charitable Forms for ISA indicates that 52% of the revenue is given as charity 48% is management and fundraising expenses. The more recent such forms (12 months of 2007) is shown below. (also available at: http://www.ilsheriff.org/IL%20Charitable%20Organ.%20Annual%20Report.pdf) Now those numbers have improved to 59.5% of the revenue is given as charity and 40.5% is management and fundraising expenses. 100% of the fundraising is raised by paid professional fundraisers.
Oh yes—our household has received numerous phone calls from individuals representing themselves as the ISA.
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