Tornado Charities Raised More Money Than They Could Give Away
SUFFOLK - About a dozen charities raised more than $1.1 million dollars after the tornado, far more than they could give away, according to some of the groups.
NewsChannel 3 this week contacted seven charities who began collecting cash for those hardest hit a year ago. All but three said they had either given away the money, or had transferred funds to other charities. The remaining groups raised $114,000 more than they distributed, according to charity officials.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church on Main St. collected $120,000 and has $5,000 remaining in its tornado account. Church officials said the money was used to help congregation members who suffered losses.
The United Way of South Hampton Roads raised $635,000 according to a spokeswoman. Of that, about $17,600 remains. Charity officials said when Suffolk residents stopped applying for the money, organizers transferred the funds to a different account for future disasters. That money is no longer available for Suffolk tornado victims, a spokeswoman said.
The Suffolk Foundation gathered $189,000 and has the most money remaining. The charity's officials said $17,000 is still in the Tornado Relief Fund while another $75,000 has been transferred to other disaster-preparedness accounts. The transferred money could be sent back to the relief fund, according to Billy Hill, the foundation's executive director.
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