My Nonprofit Reviews
midi60
Review for St Labre Indian School Educational Association, Ashland, MT, USA
My wife initially was moved by what appeared to be "thank you" letters on elementary ruled paper and crayola crayon art. We realized these letters are manufactured and the surprise they weren't hand done made me suspicious. I started doing some research, and Give.org by the BBB says this charity has refused it's attempts to verify it's legitimacy. I was puzzled by the obvious amount and quality of the school's advertising dollars and wanted to know we are giving to a cause, not a for profit organization. I feel they should comply with Give.org to validate themselves, before we continue donations. There are MANY charities in need, so I feel due diligence is not unreasonable.
I am sorry to hear that you are dubious about our organization but I can assure you that not only are we registered as a 501(c)3 nonprofit and that is verifiable with the IRS. Our good work is verifiable in many ways and we encourage further research. As for the hand-drawn "thank you" letters, those are authentic. We have so many donors, however, we cannot send out the original letters to every donor. Our children would not have time to learn if they were writing personal notes to every donor, so we send out copies of these letters so that multiple donors can see the appreciation the nearly 700 children they support have for them for sponsoring their education. Thank you!
