Brian Essi wrote:
Based on your IRS filings:
In 2014, Charitable contributions to JFF dropped to just 33% of what they were in 2012.
In 2013 Charitable giving by JFF dropped to just 11% of what they were in 2012.
According to the 2013 filing, the net amount of gifts and grants given of by JFF was only $1,205 and your efforts amounted to 58 cents going to charity for every hour you claim you worked on JFF that year.
Your could have spent the same 20 hours per week flipping burgers and giving your pay to charity and netted more for charity.
Since you took such time and effort to look us up - thank you!
I like how you skew stats, a great angle to take. You however forgot to mention some of your findings.
There is no income or salary for the work I do, or anyone does, for the charity. All 100% volunteer work. I have stated this previously, nearly each time you flung mud at our charity.
Fundraising is hard to do. One of our largest hurdles has been finding a venue that does not absorb the majority of the money we take in for the event. This has been our largest detractors in our fundraising efforts. Up until 2012 we had a venue that we could raise more than we spent in overhead, since then we have been seeking a new place. Do you have any ideas where we should look for a great venue with little overheard and is accessible to all people? Any insight would help.
You also forgot to mention that nearly all of the money we take in also goes back out in donations to local areas such as the American Heart Association Cleveland Chapter and the Lakewood City School Department. We have absolutely no salaries to pay and very little in office supply overhead (other than posters, etc for event) so we are able to give back what we take in. We are not seeking profit, only better health for children with heart disease and their families.
Do you have any connection to the health care industry? Maybe they could help.
It is very admirable of you to attack a local, grassroots charity that helps children with heart disease - I'm sure you must be proud of yourself. Keep going, you are really making a name for yourself.