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National Relief Charites is AIRC lies to you and has many orgs associated with different Native American tribes: All to get your money. You can "join" a tribe and even register your dog if you give them money. (and post pics of your dog - duh) Most money goes to the owner of the nonprofit: research it youself on the Web. They lie to you and refuse to stop contacting you even when you request that they do. The harass you via mail and phone calls, each time INCREASING the amount that you may have stupidly given to them in the past. They DO NOT STOP. They say that we are either "Veterans" or "diswashers" if we are native. What a bunch of jerks. Little money is used to help: see reports. But is pocketed by the owners of this nonprofit. DO NOT GIVE TO EITHER AIRC or National Relief Charities: It is all the same scammers and it is all legal that they keep most.
I am writing again in behalf of National Relief Charities to clear up several areas of confusion. AIRC is one of eight programs of National Relief Charities. NRC provides over 26 different services to over 75 reservations. Our fundraising calls are based on the need, which is constantly changing. On a given day, we may call about a blizzard or tornado, kids starting school without school supplies, contaminated drinking water in a community, food bank shortages, or other needs related to health, housing, or safety... those basic human needs that go unmet unless someone calls attention to them. Our response to each need falls under a different program, such as AIRC, SWIRC, and so forth. So yes, we call for different programs.
Regarding increasing donations, a donor is always in charge of what they give. NRC never increases someone's donations without their permission. Over 70% of NRC's revenue goes toward programs. This is based on independently audited financials and well documented in our Annual Report and Effectiveness Report in our press room at www.nrcprograms.org. We are aware of misinformation that exists on the Internet about misuse of funds. The settlement agreement for that issue (now 17 years old) clearly states "no finding of wrongdoing on the part of AIRC or NRC, " and no penalty paid by us because there was no wrongdoing.
If a donor asks to be removed from the AIRC call list and mailing list, they are removed. If they ask to be removed from other NRC program lists, they are removed. A donor may specify how many times a year they wish to be called for any given program. Please call [protected] for AIRC requests and [protected] for other program requests. It is up to the donor to take these actions.
One last clarification is regarding the references to dishwashers, veterans, tribes, and animal registration. We consistently share with the media and public that Native Americans have the highest rate of military service of any ethnic group in the U.S. You may have read in some our success stories about participants that they were veterans or dishwashers or teachers or judges or many other professions. These stories relate to specific individuals and reflect their stories that they shared with us. Regarding animals, we do have a sage page on our ROAR program site that allows animals lovers and supporters to post a photo of their own companion animals and to vote on their favorite photos. Regarding tribes, NRC does not offer donors the opportunity to become an honorary "member" of a tribe. We understand there may be some nonprofits who do this, but it has never been a practice of NRC or any of our programs. We hope this clears up any confusion on these issues.