Talk:American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities

message: The article states that ASLAC is the exclusive fund raiser for St Jude's.  What it does NOT say is whether it raises funds exclusively for St Jude's and for no other organization.  If it does, that should be explicitly stated.  If not, the other organizations it raises money for should be listed, or at least their existence acknowledged.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:252:D58:1C70:2920:A5D0:A604:966E (talk) 17:59, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Exclusive 

message: I am the Director of Corporate Communications for ALSAC and am requesting updates to outdated information on this page. Thank you so much for helping ALSAC provide accurate information about our organization.
Outdated information: ALSAC is the third largest healthcare related charity in the United States.
* Updated: ALSAC is the largest healthcare related charity in the United States. Chronicle of Philanthropy, Philanthropy 400 -- https://www.philanthropy.com/interactives/philanthropy-400#id=details_cop40
Outdated information: As of 2014, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital requires more than $1.9 million in operating costs each day. Around $180,000 is covered by patient insurance, the remaining $1.74 million/day is funded by charitable contributions to ALSAC.
* Updated: As of 2017, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital requires more than $2.4 million in operating costs each day, and public contributions provide more than 75 percent of the funds necessary to operate the hospital. Only 14% of the money to operate the hospital comes from insurance recoveries and 9% comes from grants.https://www.stjude.org/content/dam/en_US/shared/www/about-st-jude/financial-information/fy16-combined-audited-financial-statements.pdf
Outdated information: To cover these costs, ALSAC has been raising more than $500 million annually for the hospital through its more than 30,000 fund-raising activities.
* Updated: To cover these costs, ALSAC has been raising more than $1 billion annually for the hospital through its more than 30,000 fund-raising activities.https://www.stjude.org/content/dam/en_US/shared/www/about-st-jude/financial-information/fy16-combined-audited-financial-statements.pdf
Outdated information: In November 2004, St. Jude launched its inaugural Thanks and Giving campaign which encourages consumers to help raise funds at participating retailers by adding a donation at checkout or by purchasing specialty items to benefit St. Jude. The campaign is supported by network television spots, advertisements in major publications, interactive marketing on Yahoo! and a movie trailer that runs on 20,000 screens nationwide. Corporations such as Target, Domino's Pizza, the Williams-Sonoma family of brands, CVS/pharmacy, Kay Jewelers, K-Mart, 7-Eleven, Inc., American Airlines, American Kiosk Management, AutoZone, BJ's Wholesale, Brooks Brothers, Busch Gardens, Casual Male XL, Catherines, Club Libby Lu, The Coffee Beanery, Diane von Fürstenberg, Dollar General, Easy Spirit, GNC, Gymboree, Home Shopping Network, J. P. Morgan Chase, Marshalls, The Melting Pot, Memphis Grizzlies (NBA), Nine West, Rochester, Sag Harbor, Saks Fifth Avenue, SeaWorld, Los Angeles Rams (NFL), West Elm, Westfield Shoppingtowns, Yahoo! give customers a host of opportunities to support St. Jude.
* Updated: In November 2004, St. Jude launched its inaugural Thanks and Giving campaign which encourages consumers to help raise funds at participating retailers by adding a donation at checkout or by purchasing specialty items to benefit St. Jude. The campaign is supported by network television spots, advertisements in major publications, featured content on the TODAY show, interactive marketing on  AOL and a movie trailer that runs on 20,000 screens nationwide. Corporations such as  Best Buy, Domino's Pizza, the Williams-Sonoma family of brands, Carnival, Kay Jewelers, K-Mart, 7-Eleven, Inc., American Airlines, American Kiosk Management, AutoZone, Toys “R” Us, Brooks Brothers, Delta Airlines, Casual Male XL, Claire’s, Expedia, Mazda. TUMI, Dollar General, Lancome, GNC, Ann Taylor, Home Shopping Network, HomeGoods, Marshalls, The Melting Pot, PayPal. New York & Company, Rochester, Chili’s Grill & Bar, Christopher & Banks, eBay, Charlotte Russe, West Elm, Westfield Shoppingtowns, and Hammermill give customers a host of opportunities to support St. Jude.https://www.stjude.org/get-involved/other-ways/st-jude-thanks-and-giving/shop-and-support-st-jude.html
Outdated information: St. Jude has been named one of two International Philanthropic Projects of Epsilon Sigma Alpha International, a women’s service sorority. As of July 2006, ESA has raised more than $100 million for St. Jude.
* Updated: St. Jude has been named one of two International Philanthropic Projects of Epsilon Sigma Alpha International, a women’s service sorority. Since 1972, ESA has raised more than $200 million for St. Jude.http://www.epsilonsigmaalpha.org/service-projects/st-jude-children-s-research-hospital
Outdated information: From 2001 to 2005, 83.7% of every dollar received by St. Jude has gone to the current or future needs of St. Jude. As of 2006, for the past two years 47% of program expenses have gone to patient care and 41% to research. By 2013, the percentage has dropped to 53.5% (23.2% patient care, 24.5% research, 5.9% education and training).
* Updated: From 2013 to 2016, 81 cents of every dollar received has supported the research and treatment at St. Jude. In FY2016, 72% of ALSAC and St. Jude expenses were allocated to program services (33.3% patient care, 30.8% research, 7.5% education and training).https://www.stjude.org/content/dam/en_US/shared/www/about-st-jude/financial-information/fy16-combined-audited-financial-statements.pdf
Tara Milligan (talk) 22:21, 2 May 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Updates Requested 

message: As stated above, I am the Director of Corporate Communications for ALSAC. I did not receive any responses to my request made four weeks ago for updates to this page. I have made all edits outlined above.
Tara Milligan (talk) 15:36, 30 May 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Updates made