Subject: CA Atty. Genl.'s Report on Charitable Solicitation
From: [email-masked]
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 11:16:55 EST

[dear friends,
the following information on gay and aids charities is excerpted from
california attorney general dan lungren's public inquiry unit.  for a copy of
the full report please write to: attorney general's public inquiry unit, p.o.
box 944255, sacramento, ca 94244-2550.  what i've listed below are all of the
findings in the survey on our charities.  keep in mind that even if the
percentage of funds returned to a specific charity is high, say above 60
percent, there still is the large question of what happens to that money once
it makes it to a charity.  zip codes are not given by me because they weren't
in the a.g.'s report.  the report is only for charitable events held in 1996,
and was issued in early january 1998.  also, many of the group's mentioned
here have their i.r.s. 990's posted at the www.accountabilityproject.com
website.  --mp]

Attorney General's Report on Charitable Solicitation by Commercial Fundraisers
Table No. 3

This table provides an alphabetical list of all charitable organizations which
conducted commercial fundraiser-operated solicitations.  For each specific
charitable campaign, the table lists (1) total revenue, (2) revenue to charity
and (3) the percentage of money to charity.

1.  Charity:
A.I.D.S. Research Association
20232 Wind Cave Lane
Huntington Beach, CA

Commercial Fundraiser:
North American Acquisitions
771 West 19th Street, Suite #A
Costa Mesa, CA

Revenue from Event:  $58,431.04
To Charity:                      $5,875.51
                                                  10.1%
2.  Charity:
Adolescent AIDS Foundation Shiloh International
2507 D Street
Laverne, CA

Commercial Fundraiser:
U.S.. Marketing, inc.
2701 South Main Street, #B
Santa Ana, CA

Revenue from Event:  $109,265.00
To Charity:                     $26,000.00
                                                     23.8%
3.  Charity:
AIDS and Cancer Research Foundation
9601 Wilshire Blvd, 4th Floor
Beverly Hills, CA

Commercial Fundraiser:
Advanced Help Services, Inc.
PO Box 10338
Glendale, CA

Revenue from Event:  $29,027.00
To Charity:                     $4,350.00
                                                  15.0%
4.  Charity:
AIDS and Cancer Research Foundation
6225 State Farm Drive, No. 200
Rohnert Park, CA

Commercial Fundraiser:
Uni-Fund, Inc.
1934 Ringling Boulevard
Sarasota, FL

Revenue from Event:  $9,721.00
To Charity:                   $2,916.30
                                                30.0%
5.  Charity:
AIDS Project Los Angeles
1313 North Vine Street
Los Angeles, CA

Commercial Fundraiser:
Miller, Zeichik and Associates, Inc.
7060 Hollywood Blvd. #828
Los Angeles, CA

Revenue from Event  #1:  $821,825.84
To Charity:                          $482,392.11
                                                           58.7%

Revenue from Event  #2:  $3,381,028.19
To Charity:                          $2,554,116.04
                                                               75.5%
6.  Charity:
American Foundation for AIDS Research
733 Third Avenue
New York, NY

Commercial Fundraiser:
The Share Group, Inc.
90 Dover Street
Somerville, MA

Revenue from Event:  $170,812.00
To Charity:                   $111,032.85
                                                    65.0%

7.  Charity:
AMFAR
733 Third Avenue
New York, NY

Commercial Fundraiser:
New Sub Services, Inc.
4 High Ridge Park
Stamford, CT

Revenue from Event:  $285.19
To Charity:                     $26.99
                                               9.5%
8.  Charity:
Christian Coalition
1800 L Sara Drive
Chesapeake, VA

Commercial Fundraiser:
MDS Communications Corporation
5005 South Ash Avenue, #15
Tempe, AZ

Revenue from Event:  $679,334.00
To Charity:                   $190,362.00
                                                    28.0%

9.  Charity:
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
8455 Beverly Blvd., Suite 3
Los Angeles, CA

Commercial Fundraiser:
Events Unlimited, Inc.
1950 Sawtelle Blvd., Suite 288
Los Angeles, CA

Revenue from Event:  $537,746.18
To Charity:                   $365,114.03
                                                    67.9%

10.  Charity:
Human Rights Campaign Fund
1101 - 14th Street NW, Suite 430
Washington, DC

Commercial Fundraiser:
The Smith Company
4455 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC

Revenue from Event:  $113,063.00
To Charity:                     $35,926.00
                                                    31.8%

11.  Charity:
Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Community Services
1625 North Schrader Avenue
West Hollywood, CA

Commercial Fundraiser:
Events Unlimited, Inc.
1950 Sawtelle Blvd., Suite #288
Los Angeles, CA

Revenue from Event:  $609,911.60
To Charity:                   $354,869.21
                                                    58.2%
12.  Charity:
Mobilization Against AIDS
584-B Castro Street
San Francisco, CA

Commercial Fundraiser:
Miller, Zeichik and Associates, Inc.
7060 Hollywood Blvd., #828
Los Angeles, CA

Revenue from Event:  $1,037,734.00
To Charity:                      $566,950.00
                                                       54.6%

13.  Charity:
Names Project Long Beach
[no address in report]

Commercial Fundraiser:
Hang-Ups Art Enterprises, Inc.
1319 W. Katella
Orange, CA

Revenue from Event:  $5,310.00
To Charity:                   $1,193.00
                                                22.5%

14.  Charity:
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
23200 17th Street
Washington, DC

Commercial Fundraiser:
Events Unlimited, Inc.
1950 Sawtelle Blvd., Suite 288
Los Angeles, CA

Revenue from Event:  $297,063.63
To Charity:                   $189,450.00
                                                    63.8%

15.  Charity:
San Francisco AIDS Foundation
10 United Nations Plaza
San Francisco, CA

Commercial Fundraiser:
Pallotta and Associates, Inc.
1525 Crossroads of the World
Los Angeles, CA

Revenue from Event:  $4,138,905.00
To Charity:                   $2,535,442.00
                                                       61.3%

16.  Charity:
San Francisco AIDS Foundation
10 United Nations Plaza
San Francisco, CA

Commercial Fundraiser:
Miller, Zeichik and Associates, Inc.
7060 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 828
Los Angeles, CA

Revenue from Event:  $3,620,722.00
To Charity:                   $2,751,012.00
                                                       76.0%
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