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Locks of Love is a non-profit charity based in the United States. The organization accepts donations of human hair and money, with the stated intention of making wigs for needy children who have lost their hair due to a medical condition. A non-profit organization (abbreviated NPO, or non-profit or not-for-profit) is an organization whose primary objective is to support an issue or matter of private interest or public concern for non-commercial purposes, without concern for monetary profit. ...
A charitable organization (also known as a charity) is a trust, company or unincorporated association established for charitable purposes only. ...
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Requirements for recipients
To be eligible to receive a hairpiece, a child must: - Be 18 years or younger.
- Have long-term hair loss from alopecia areata (an autoimmune disease), scalp burns, or a similar medical condition. Children whose hair loss is due to chemotherapy may be excluded from consideration, as their condition is considered temporary.
- Provide proof of financial need.
- Submit two letters of recommendation, a photo, and an essay.
Locks of Love does not provide all hairpieces free of charge. According to its website, prices for human-hair wigs are set on a sliding scale based on the recipient's family income. For other uses, see Burn. ...
Chemotherapy is the use of chemical substances to treat disease. ...
Requirements for donors Locks of Love accepts donations from people of all ages, races, and nationalities. However, they do have some specific requirements for hair donations they accept. - Donated hair must be ten inches or longer. [1]
- Hair may not be bleached or chemically damaged, or overprocessed.
- Hair that is determined to be too short, gray, or “unsuitable for children” is separated from the donations and sold at fair market value.
Tax Deductions As the hair is considered to be a body part and is analogous to blood, any hair donations are not Tax Deductible according to IRS guidelines but financial donations are deductible.[1]
Accountability standards The Better Business Bureau’s Wise Giving Alliance report, valid through April 2008, states that Locks of Love meets all twenty of its "Standards for Charity Accountability."[2] The BBB Wise Giving Alliance (WGA) is an alliance of charities formed by a merger of the National Charities Information Bureau and the Council of Better Business Bureaus Foundation and its Philanthropic Advisory Service. ...
According to the latest report available on the Charity Navigator site (Fiscal Year Ended 11/04), Locks of Love scored an overall rating of 68.11 out of 70 (“four stars”).
The Better Business Bureau reports that Locks of Love made $352,401 from "unusable material sales."[citation needed]
See Also - Pantene and HairUWear take donations of hair through a program called Beautiful Lengths and produce hairpieces which then go to women who have been affected by hairloss from cancer treatment.
- Wigs for Kids accepts hair donations to create custom made, human hair replacements for children who have temporary or long term hair loss due to burns, chemotherapy, radiation, alopecia, or other medical circumstances.
- Little Princesses is a UK charity that provides wigs to children who suffer from cancer-related hairloss.
Pantene is a brand of hair care products owned by Procter & Gamble. ...
Wigs for Kids is a nonprofit organization started by Jeffrey Paul who creates wigs for children who have lost their hair either permanently or temporarily due to a medical condition. ...
A UK charity which supplies and funds real hair, high quality wigs to children suffering hair loss as a result of cancer treatment. ...
References - ^ http://www.locksoflove.org/donate.html
External links
Reports by charity-monitoring groups - BBB Wise Giving Report: Locks of Love
- Charity Navigator Report: Locks of Love
- GuideStar Basic Report: Locks of Love (registration required)
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