According to philanthropic watchdogs like the American Institute of Philanthropy, nonprofit groups that raise money for veterans’ causes are among the worst in the charity world for wastefulness and mismanagement. Today’s editorial about the issue is here.

There’s more to the story:

Daniel Borochoff, the organization’s president, testified (pdf) last December before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, calling it “a national disgrace” that Americans’ compassion and generosity were being squandered by inefficient, underscrutinized charities.

These are some images from an Easter-related junk-mail solicitation by the Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes, founded by Roger Chapin, who was grilled by the committee over his hard-sell tactics, lavish salary and other questionable uses of people’s contributions.

You can read a report (pdf) from the committee detailing Mr. Chapin’s activities, or watch a video of the hearing, which was described as “raucous.”