Failing to Serve America's Heroes on the Home Front

May we suggest you investigate a charity claiming to help veterans before you donate.

Or just burn your donation money. Your choice.

In the last two years, generous Americans answering appeals to help wounded and paralyzed veterans have given more than $464 million to charities that have been given an F in a new report card from a leading charity watchdog group.

Those failing charities include the National Veterans Services Fund, of Darien, Conn., which took in more than $6 million in contributions last year supposedly to help veterans' families.

It got a report grade of F from the American Institute of Philanthropy, which says the charity gave out only two percent of its money for charity.

In case you're more lazy ass than I am, I'll do the math for you. If you donate $20 to the National Veterans Services Fund, 40¢ goes to help the vets. Gives you the warm fuzzies doesn't it?

There's much more ugly information at the link.

Via The Blotter.