How a Network of Nonprofits Enriches Fundraisers While Spending Almost Nothing on Its Stated Causes

ProPublica identified a group of connected political nonprofits — with names like American Breast Cancer Coalition and National Coalition for Disabled Veterans — that appear to be funneling more than 90% of donations to fundraisers. Above: A telephone in the living room of retiree Laurence Egger’s Pasadena, California, home. He said his phone rings two to three times a day with different causes asking him for money.