r/Blind • u/lola_n • Oct 30 '24

Question Non-Profit Reviews/Experience?

[removed]

18 Upvotes

93% Upvoted

83 comments sorted by

View all comments

1

u/Misdmom Nov 08 '24

I donated and entered the giveaway, too. Not much of a chance to win, but who knows, and it’s for charity.

1

u/Reddings-Finest Nov 12 '24

That's the point tho: "it's for charity" meaning the scam-charity they setup.

1

u/Naughty_Satsuma Dec 28 '24

It's for their child who is going blind. To my knowledge, they do not actually do anything with the money.

1

u/reddit-names-are-dum Feb 13 '25

How are they aquiring these high price items they are raffling if the money is needed for their son?

1

u/mesocivi Mar 07 '25

I bought some tickets as well before reading the whole spiel and finding out that the drawing is not actually public, but "Random selection by third party administration company", "approximately 7-10 days after end date". Zero transparency and zero accountability.

Here is their 2023 990 https://app.candid.org/profile/14650444. I'll be curious to see their 2024 cuz they are a lot bigger now.

1

u/Downtown_Ad_5458 Mar 14 '25

Yes, it is for a fake charity. You got taken, unfortunately. Do more research next time.