SC releases list of most giving charities
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — It’s the time of year when people give to charities, and South Carolina Secretary of State Mark Hammond is releasing his annual list of Angels and Scrooges.
Wednesday, Hammond released the 2014 list at the Statehouse in Columbia.
Each year, Hammond’s office releases a list of Angels, charities that spend the least on overhead and devote most of the money they raise to those in need, and Scrooges, charities that spend most of the money that comes in on program costs.
Angels: Clemson Free Clinic-Clemson, SC
Girls on the Run Tri County SC-Fort Mill, SC
Homes for Our Troops, Inc.-Taunton, MA
MARYS House-Pickens, SC
Pawmetto Lifeline Inc. Columbia, SC
Project Linus- Bloomington, IL
Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina Inc.-Charlotte, NC
St. Christopher’s Children-Pawleys Island, SC
The Bargain Box-Hilton Head, SC
The RECing Crew-N. Augusta, SC
Scrooges: AFP Foundation for Phianthropy-Arlington, VA
Car Donation Foundation d/b/a Wheels for Wishes-St. Louis Park, MN
Circle of Friends for American Veterans-Falls Church, VA
Disabled Police and Sheriff’s Foundation-St. Genevieve, MO
Heart Support of America-Knoxville, TN
National Association of Chiefs of Police-Titusville, FL
National Cancer Center-Plainview, NY
National Vietnam Veterans Association-Alexandria, VA
The Boyz of Gospel-Bennettsville, SC
Tiger Missing Link Foundation-Tyler, TX
