Healthcare Non-Profit Stumps For Illegals
Hello fellow Californians,
While heading to an appointment today, I passed a bus stop that had an ad that caught my eye. (Said something related to undocumented) Upon stopping for further inspection, I found this nearly life-sized poster, which someone had spent considerable money on: http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...ps4ef269b1.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...ps23855cf0.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...ps242a2556.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...psfd0b9e9f.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...psc8a6dbf0.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...ps0baa946c.jpg So there you have it. I did some initial records search, and discovered that this organization IS a non-profit charity, As far as I can tell, they are engaging in propaganda here, which is a violation of the code. I'm going to lodge an official complaint to the IRS and the state. I also read their founding documents, which placed that years funding at some 347 million dollars. Their website says they don't accept cash donations, but that tells me that their actual profit making hospital is supplying the money and then writing it off as a charitable contribution. Despicable. |
Billions in assets
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http://www.calendow.org/with_prevention.aspx
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Could you have torn the sign down? That would have been my plan.
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Something interesting here...
The T-shirt says $2.7 billion paid in taxes by illegals, but the organization's Total Assets are $3,660,548,295.00 (over $3.65 bil) and the Gross Annual Revenue is $206,956,425.00 (well over $2.5 bil) - think if we had more profitable businesses such as this to "contribute" to the economy and fewer illegals used by employers to beat down wages and the many of those illegals who suck at the social services teat (and, yes it happens, and no, it's not a stereotype). The business is worth more to the economy than the illegals touted by the ad. The ad also makes a dubious and unspecified claim that illegals "contribute" 302 billion to the economy along with an unspecified and equally dubious claim that 95% of economists agree that illegals contribute to the economy (methinks they justify too much) I don't know how many illegals don't have "official" access to healthcare but you can bet a good number are covered by MediCal (the feds don't give a rat's ass about illegals occupying their welfare subsidized dwellings, I know that for a fact - and if the feds don't care, the state cares a whole lot less about illegals and MediCal), but, according to former Mexican diplomat Jorge Castaneda, Mexicans are the most heavily self medicated people on earth because as a rule they don't trust doctors. Perhaps a large number take advantage of free clinics which don't cater to American citizens. Then, there's always the emergency room - for which the tax supported "indigent fund" pays the high emergency room for bills people who have little to no tracks concerning income or degree of wealth (changing identities at the drop of a hat). The claim that a million illegals have no access to health care rings hollow to me. On another note, the dwelling in America Cuban abogada who hosts Caso Cerrado on Telemundo has been pitching Obamacare for some health organization called Asugerate, she makes it sound as if there will no health insurance premiums and everything inside the doctor's office is free once Obamacare is fully implemented. |
We can ring the alarm bell, but is anyone listening? How many times do things need to be told before someone really starts listening? I hope someone is listening.
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I need help with this:
Last night an ad aired on prime time with from this non-profit, and it was so blatantly geared toward influencing the immigration debate that a blind/deaf person could have perceived it. This corporation is a declared non-profit: http://calendow.org/about/overview.aspx The rules of a California and a federally chartered non-profit are: https://www.ftb.ca.gov/businesses/Ex...s.shtml#d23701 Quote:
http://calendow.org/about/governance...-incorporation At this timeI need as many people as we can muster to lodge a complaint with the Franchise tax board at this number: 800-540-3453 Just tell them you want to make a complaint about this tax exempt charitable corporation that is chartered in California using assets to spread political propaganda to influence immigration reform. Give them this information about the corporation: The California Endowment Corporation number C1930013 Founder's names are Robert K Ross MD, and Celia Lombard The complaint specifics would be that they are using tax exempt funds to purchase Television, Billboard, and Bus Stop printed media to involve themselves in the immigration reform debate. The ads are clearly aimed to influence the public's perception about undocumented ( a propaganda term in itself) persons as opposed to healthcare concerns. State that this is a violation of their tax exempt status and that their charter should be investigated and they should be fined and have their tax exempt status suspended. We need a lot of people to call to get the interest of the fraud unit, and to do it before the Endowment spends more money spreading propaganda. Please make the call. I wasn't on hold at all. It happened quickly, and there was no resistance at all. You can request anonymity, but I gave my contact info and asked for any updates. Your loyal Ayatollah asking :) |
I will be calling tomorrow.
Thank you for this. This is a very constructive and productive activity for us. |
Hi Ayatollah,
I called the Franchise tax board a couple of times yesterday and today, and they told me at the number that you provided that they don't take complaints. They then referred me to a department that handles Tax exempt organization, and they directed me to "advocate services" that will send send the complaint to the Franchise tax board. They told me that I have to do this through "advocate services." They're called: Executive and advocate services. My contact is Shelly Clark. Phone: 916-845-6316 Fax: 916-855-5799 They said that we would need to send or fax a written discription of the violation as well as documentation of the advertisement. She would then send it to the Franchise tax board for them to investigate. The address is: PO box, 157 Rancho Cordova, CA 95741-0157 This is the information that I got. I don't know if it is different than what you found out. If you can package a complaint and images of the advertisement ,I'll send in a complaint along with yours. Regards, Greg |
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I'll get some more pics of the big billboards, but the television commercials are pretty hard to document. Another one of them ran last evening around 10:00 pm. Anyone out there have recording capabilities to document one of these commercials on TV? |
Do you think I was directed to the right department ?
What do you suggest I do? Where did you file your complaint? I called twice to the number that you provided, and both call takers re directed me. |
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Thanks for taking an interest :) |
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I haven't seen any of the advertising anywhere around my neck of the woods.
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Seems to me that every one in politics is on the band wagon for illegals today. Want to know why? Votes, votes and more votes. No one thinks this is the USA any more. It is all Money and Votes.
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Sacramento County Sued For Prohibiting Ad That Stumps For Illegals
Sacramento County Sued For Prohibiting Ad That Stumps For Illegals
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