217-280-4885

Children's Cancer Recovery Foundation

Children's Cancer Recovery Foundation is not one of the better rated charities.

Caller ID: Annonymous.  Return Call with ROBO answer: Children's Cancer Recovery Program.  This is a ROBO caller and more than likely is a SCAM.

More than likely? I will bet my last 6.50$ that those kids all have their hair

They just won't stop calling and I don't think this is a legal organization.   Beware

you are all wrong ,do some research. They are legitamate and anything that may help a child with cancer is good in my view. They evidently are well respected as a charitable institution by The university of chicago and the state of il, as they are a tax deductible organization. They provide games for children to play during an extremely difficult financial time and i have been called recently. i hope they call back so i can give something i called and the mailbox was full, all the aformentioned stated, give something even if it is only a dollar you greedy unfeeling people! im disabled and on a very tight shoestring budget and i am going to give them a donation THE CREATOR however you choose to believe or not should guide your gut instinct and even if it wasnt legit at least you cared some,peace.

You're right! Of 5 comparable charities it is rated the lowest by far! And this was studied!

I don't know if it is a legitimate organization or not, but why give to a paid telemarketer, where most of your donation goes into the telemarketer's pockets, and not to those in need?

Got a call from "Childrens Cancer....."   They hung up before I could answer.  I would NEVER give to a charity by phone.  Contact me by mail with all your info and I'll take a look at your credentials.
STOP CALLING ME!!  Even if this is what it says, I highly doubt any families get what you might give to any call center..
I have been scammed by one too many "charities".
I AM ON THE DO NOT CALL LIST!!!!!
i HAVE NOW BLOCKED 217-280-4885.

When they called me they said they would MAIL me an envelope so that I could send in my donation.  Ok that's fine I said.  Then they transfer me to a "verifier" who already had all my information and now tried to seduce me with saving the charity money by using a credit card.  I said... on what planet are you living if you think I am going to give you credit card information over the phone?   All the other charities mail - heart association, March of Dimes - etc.  
If you called them back and the  mailbox is full - that is a good indicator that someone is using this charity as a front for whatever activity they are up to.

It must be a scam or they wouldn't lie to you about how using the credit card would save them money---just the opposite, they pay for the use of a credit card, where a check sent in costs them nothing. I studied this supposed "charity" and found they are very lowly rated,especially in the area of how much of the money actually goes to "charity" in proportion to how much is taken up by the fundraising effort itself. (In other words how much is skimmed off the top and put in the telemarketer's pockets.) I would not give to this supposed charity.They can call me every day until next Christmas and they will get NOTHING!

I looked them up on Charity Navigator.  They're out of Pennsylvania and they rate 2 stars out of 4, not a great score.  They spend 35% of every dollar they collect on fundraising (they use telemarketers) and adminstrative expenses.  They don't publish a donor privacy policy on their website, and don't provide an audited financial statement.  They don't list their independent voting board on their 990 form.  

The average review by people who have been solicited is 1.2 stars out of 5.

A lot of charities can be legitimate, and give *some* of the money they collect to the actual charity, but many are basically telemarketing money-making businesses.  There was a TV news program about these kinds of organizations years ago.  You know the ones that come and collect your old clothes and household items.  In some cases the amount of money that actually reached the charity was less than 5% of the money generated.  Just because they are legally registered as a charity doesn't mean what you think it might.

I agree that helping children with cancer is a good thing, but be careful who you send your dollars to.  Some people keep more for themselves than you think.  Do your research carefully before donating.

Nice job on the additional research. With what you've added people will be more informed, and hopefully avoid this "charity" and be more aware to study other charities before making a commitment.

I work for a national federally registered non-profit organization. Robo- dialers and pressuring people for donations is NOT the way to raise funds or awareness of your cause! Mail or the chatity's official web site are the best way to donate.  I got a call from them today. No message was left.

Now days, with all the telemarket scammers using spoofed (false) numbers and names, you can never be sure who is really calling. It's best to, as you say, to give directly to a charity you trust. Using a credit card costs the charity a percentage, and giving to a hired telemarketer costs the charity much more yet. After studying the charity thoroughly, the best thing to do is write a check.

Some Cancer "charity".

ROBO CALLER representing "Children's Cancer Recovery Foundation".  BBB has rated this organization "F".  This is a SCAM.

I'm still  waiting for my envelope and they continue to call.  Although they did tell me then that now that they are sending me the envelope I will not receive any more calls... but they continue to call CONSTANTLY.

Since this "charity" is rated "F" by the Better Business Bureau I would mail the envelope back empty, except for a note stating "nice try at scamming me". (But only if the envelope is self-addressed, stamped) --they aren't even worth a first class stamp!.

If you feel the need to give to charity, go to your local hospital and make a donation directly instead of going through a scammer. There, problems solved.