American Cancer Society
Evaluations and controversies
In 1994, the Chronicle of Philanthropy, a nonprofit industry publication,
released the results of the largest study of charitable and non-profit
organization popularity and credibility conducted by Nye Lavalle &
Associates. The study showed that the American Cancer Society was ranked as the 10th
"most popular charity/non-profit in America" of over 100 charities
researched with 38% of Americans over the age of 12 choosing "love"
and "like a lot" for the American Cancer Society.[6][18] [19]
The Better Business Bureau
lists American Cancer Society as an accredited charity meeting all of
its Standards for Charity Accountability as of January 2012.[15] Charity
Navigator rates the society two of four stars for fiscal year 2011.[20]
According to Charity Navigator the society is directed to "eliminating
cancer" and destroying it.[3] Charity
Watch rates American Cancer Society a "C", stating that the Society
devotes 40% of its annual expenditures to administration, fundraising, etc.,
with the other 60% going to fund programs.[16]
In 1995, the Arizona chapter of the American Cancer
Society was targeted for its extremely high overhead. Two economists, James
Bennett and Thomas
DiLorenzo, issued a report analyzing the chapter's financial statements
and demonstrating that the Arizona chapter used about 95% of its donations for
paying salaries and other overhead costs, resulting in a 22 to 1 ratio of
overhead to actual money spent on the cause. The report also asserted that the
Arizona chapter's annual report had grossly misrepresented the amount of money
spent on patient services, inflating it by more than a factor of 10. The American
Cancer Society responded by alleging that the two economists issuing the report
were working for a group funded by the tobacco industry.[21]
The American Cancer Society was criticized in 2011 for
turning down participation from the Foundation Beyond Belief in its Relay For
Life "National Team" program.
Better Business Bureau
Sandra J. Sucher
was a chairman for the Better Business
Bureau, and a vice president of corporate quality for Fidelity Investments.
Note: Hillary Rodham
Clinton was paid speaker fees by Fidelity
Investments, a director at the Bill,
Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, and is the candidate for the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential
campaign.
Ready
PAC (Ready For Hillary)
supported the 2016 Hillary Rodham
Clinton presidential campaign.
American
Cancer Society was a funder for the Bill,
Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
George
Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, a co-chair, national finance council for
the Ready PAC (Ready For Hillary), and
was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Foundation
to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution
(think tank).
Mark B. McClellan
was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and is a
director at Research!America.
John Edward Porter
was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and
is the chair for Research!America.
John R. Seffrin
is a director at Research!America,
and the CEO for the American Cancer
Society.
American
Cancer Society was a funder for the Bill,
Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
Hillary Rodham
Clinton was a director at the Bill,
Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, was paid speaker fees by Fidelity Investments, and is the candidate
for the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton
presidential campaign.
Sandra J. Sucher
was a vice president of corporate quality for Fidelity Investments, and a chairman for the Better Business Bureau.
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