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September 05, 2008

New Charity's Founder Draws Scrutiny

The self-described “nonprofit entrepreneur” Roger Chapin has drawn Congressional scrutiny with his newest charity, the Make America Safe Foundation, which includes among its goals efforts to “wake up the country to the grave peril posed by radical Islamists,” reports Forbes.

Paperwork filed by the organization states that Mr. Chapin’s San Diego home will serve as the headquarters for the new group, which was incorporated last fall in Washington and has received tax-exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service.

Mr. Chapin, who will serve as the group’s unpaid president, did not respond to a request for comment, the magazine said.

In addition to the new group, Mr. Chapin operates the charities Help Hospitalized Veterans, in Winchester, Calif., and the Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes Foundation, in Ossining, N.Y. Earlier this year, Mr. Chapin testified before a U.S. House committee and received criticism for how much of the groups’ incomes were spent on fund-raising and direct mail.

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