Family Ties Link Networks of Nonprofits on ‘Worst Charities’ List

A cancer charity that has raised nearly $100-million over the past decade but has allegedly spent less than 2 percent on direct cash aid has spun off a network of other cancer charities with similar missions run by family members or close associates, according to an investigation by the Tampa Bay Times and the Center for Investigative Reporting.

According to the report, James T. Reynolds Sr. and his family have used deceptive accounting and marketing practices to obscure the fact that they do little to help people with cancer.

This network is one of about a dozen discovered in an investigation of nonprofits that use professional solicitors to raise money. The analysis found that the 50 “worst charities” collectively paid solicitors nearly $1-billion in the past 10 years.