Salvation Army Deceits

1. "Because the organization has status as a Christian church in addition to being a charitable organization, full financial disclosure and filing of an IRS Form 990 is not required. There have been several allegations of The Salvation Army mismanaging funds and even making a profit on donated physical items."

2. "The Salvation Army did report income of $4,111,013 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014. The organization does not offer much financial information about other years on its website." Note: This information is now four to five years old. Income means the "charity" netted over four million dollars after it "helped others." This money is sent to Alexandria, Virginia, not kept in the Shoals or other local SA churches.

3. For the year ending in 2014, management in Virginia was paid over $407,000.00

4. "The Salvation Army was named as one of the "Top Greediest Charities" by Business Pundit in May 2011. The publication accused The Salvation Army of owning high-end real estate (worth at least $900,000) for its executives. Additional accusations include selling properties gifted to the organization for profit and suing Greenpeace over a confusing clause in a will in an effort to rob Greenpeace of an inherited gift.  The Salvation Army has also been criticized through the years for its supposed mistreatment of the LGBTQ community."

The bottom line is do you want your money to stay in the Shoals? Do you want your money to help the needy or the greedy? Cold weather is fast approaching; look to the top of this blog and click to give to Room In The Inn!