
Where Does $100 to Comic Relief (Formerly Known As American Giving Back) Go?
Comic Relief, Inc. is a non-profit, tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) headquartered in New York City. Comic Relief, Inc. was formerly known as “America Gives Back” and is doing business as Comic Relief USA but is often just referred to as “Comic Relief.” Got that?
Initially launched in the 1985, Comic Relief was first established in the UK by entertainers to raise funds for poverty stricken areas of the world. Several years ago (2006) , the organization established a separate organization – Comic Relief, Inc. dba “Comic Relief USA.” Read more

Yoho is a Yahoo
Over the past few days the public has watched and listened to the back and forth discussions about the incident that allegedly happened between Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) and Ted Yoho on the steps of the Capitol. It’s a she-said, he-said kind of moment that goes to the heart of the hatred and intolerance some people have for others who have differing opinions, except that it went too far. Read more

Executive Compensation at the National Urban League
The National Urban League (NUL) is a nonpartisan civil rights organization that advocates on behalf of African Americans for economic and social injustice and against racial discrimination. A non-profit, tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) headquartered in New York but with an office in Washington, DC, NUL has 90 affiliates serving 300 communities in 36 states and the District of Columbia.
Key facts about NUL include: Read more

Where Does $100 to the National Urban League Go?
The National Urban League (NUL) is a nonpartisan civil rights organization that advocates on behalf of African Americans for economic and social injustice and against racial discrimination. A non-profit, tax-exempt 501 (c) (3), NUL has 90 affiliates serving 300 communities in 36 states and the District of Columbia. How do they do this? A variety of ways including the awarding of grants and the provision of services, research, and public advocacy.
The Form 990 (2018) submitted by NUL to the IRS provides the public with key information about NUL including: Read more

Where Does $100 to Wounded Warriors Go (2019)?
The Wounded Warrior Project is one of the most well-known non-profit charitable organizations focused on rebuilding the lives of wounded veterans. Established in 2003, the Wounded Warrior Project is a non-profit, tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) charitable organization whose stated mission is to “honor and empower wounded warriors.”
Most donors want to know how their donations are spent. If you gave $100 to the Wounded Warrior Project, the short answer is that most of your donation was spent on five things: Read more

Where Does $100 to the International Union of Police Associations (IUPA) Go (2018)?
The International Union of Police Associations AFL-CIO (IUPA) is a non-profit, tax-exempt 501 (c) (5) – a labor union – whose mission is to be “the voice of law enforcement officers.” IUPA is the AFL-CIO’s main police union with an estimated 19,000 members.
According to the Form 990 (2017) covering the year beginning April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018 submitted by IUPA to the IRS, IUPA reported $19.5 million in revenue of which only $3.3 million came from membership dues. $16.2 million came from contributions which were primarily phone solicitation fundraisers who were compensated $14.4 million, netting IUPA $1.8 million. In other words, for every $1 raised by the phone solicitation fundraisers, only 11 cents went to IUPA because the phone solicitors kept 89 cents of every $1 or $89 of every $100 raised. Read more