I what to report this charity as a scam.
A few days ago I get a call from a company asking for a donation for Youth Development Fund. They say they have a program called "A Child's Dream". It helps make wishes come true for dying children. So I think "that seems nice", but the one thing that gets me thinking is that this sounds like the Make a Wish Foundation. This is a pretty common scam trick. Make it sound like a reputable charity.
I start to look into this company and I am glad I did. It ended up saving me $35. This company only uses about 8% of its funds on actual programs that help kids. Check it out on charitynavigator.org. They where the lowest rated charity on their site. The rest is used to pay the CEO and there professional fund raising company (which is another scam all together). Even Bill O'Reilly did a report on this scam charity.
Please, please save your money and send it to an actual charity that will use your gift to help others and not just help themselves. Always look up charities on the internet before you send a donation.
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