Cancer charity did very little to help patients, feds allege

The Federal Trade Commission is accusing an organization of raising money to support women battling cancer only to spend most of that cash on for-profit fundraisers.

According to the lawsuit, Cancer Recovery Foundation International collected more than $18 million from donors between 2018 and 2022 and promised that donated funds would help women undergoing treatment for cancer. The FTC says that about 1% of the funds raised actually provided assistance for cancer patients and their families.

“Cancer Recovery Foundation International and Anderson abused the generosity of American donors in the most egregious way” said Samuel Levine, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. “The FTC is committed to aggressively pursuing such illegal conduct, which hurts donors and deprives legitimate charities of needed funding. We are grateful to our state partners for joining in this effort to protect the public.

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