a. ACS does not have UCARE listed in their 'Support Programs and Services' for Charlotte, NC, ucare's home office.

a. UCARE does not meet 10 of the BBB’s 20 Standards for Charity Accountability

c1. “"The current financial problems were incurred due to a Manager in our Colorado Springs office that embezzled over 19k." - Jack Walls
c2. This caused a UCARE’s employee paycheck to bounce
c3. Publix did not give permission for UCARE to solicit donations outside of their stores. This is true. I think Walls misunderstood the Publix policy. Getting permission from the store manager was only the first step. The group also needed approval from the corporate office. It had to submit financial and insurance information. UCARE didn't do that.
c4. UCARE was not registered with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, as charities that solicit from the public need to be.
c5. Was unable to obtain IRS form 990 from Jack Walls or the IRS. From Jack due to 'accountant was, "A witness in a court case and is currently not available,"’. 2 weeks after Jack had contacted his accountant, the 990 still was not provided.

a. Major Rating Agencies Charity Navigator and Charity Watch do not list UCARE on their site.

a. UCARE is listed on Guidestar.org

b1. From Guidestar: “Institutional funders should note that an organization’s inclusion on guidestar.org does not satisfy IRS Rev. Proc. 2011-33 for verifying charitable status and identifying supporting organizations.”
b2. "Any nonprofit can update their GuideStar report for free to ensure site visitors get the most complete data about their organization."
b3. More information about the guidestar seal and auditing requirements.

a. UCARE lists Short Stacked Radio as a sponsor on their website.
b. Jack Walls interview on SSR. None of this thread content is discussed, only past and upcoming poker events.
c. On Dec 4th, 1:13pm, SSR listed UCARE in their ‘About Us’ section as a charity they support. As of Dec. 4th 7:25pm, this sentence has been removed. UCARE is still listed under the “Sponsors” section of the SSR site, albeit with a broken link.

a. On a deleted facebook post, UCARE claims they no longer needed NC registration once they got federal 501.3.c staus.
b. UPDATE - The Charitable Solicitation Licensing Division will contact UCARE in order to apply for a license and enter compliance with state law. No punitive action will be taken unless UCARE fails to take the steps to obtain a license.

a. EIN# 26-4007849
b. Form 990 Required - Yes

a. Tshirt costs = $46,819, Merchandise Sales = $161,071.50
b. Total income = $217,071.50, Total Contributions = $82,000 = 37.8%
c. Salaries, $31,891.51, = 14.69% of income

a. 2010

a1. Salaries = $51,026.42 = 16.6%
a2. . Tshirt Costs = $49,500.00, Merchandise Sales = $245,986.32
a3. Total income = $307,586.32, Total Contributions = $130,000.00 = 42.3%

d. 2011 projections:

b1. Tshirt Costs = $65,875.10, Merchandise Sales = $599,822.00
b2. Total income = $1,001,000.00, Total Contributions = $210,000.00 = 21.0%
b3. Salaries = $599,822.00 = 59.9%

a. Names and phone numbers of Office Managers and Event Coordinators (not working)
b. Office Addresses

d1. They are not dated or signed.
d2. The “Preparer” section is blank despite Jack Walls claims of them being filed by his accountant.
d3. Net Assets are different on 2009 end of year ($10,761) vs the 2010 prior year end of year figure ($10,716).
d4. 2010 form omits all tshirt revenue resulting in a -$60,402 figure in the ‘prior year’ column (as opposed to the $5761 that ‘revenue - expenses’ should have been based on 2009 form.
d5. 2010 form lists $61,600 from “all other contributions/gifts/grants” - but “$0” under fundraising. Note that if money were earned fundraising, Schedule G would have been required describing details about the fundraising events earning over $15k.
d6. The documents appear to have been 2009 form: Created 12/3/2011 3:46:24 PM 2010 form: Created 12/3/2011 5:36:29 PM. 2 Hours seems about right if they were actually written just then and far too long if they were only opened/saved/emailed. Either way, these times do not agree with Jack’s prior facebook statement of already having them in hand on the night of Dec. 2nd.

a. “...Jack Walls has had $28,000 in IRS tax liens in recent years and declared bankruptcy in 2000.” - Melanie Payne
b. Claims to have a Doctorate in Theology from Emmanuel Baptist University.

b1. EBU appears to be a former degree mill that is no longer in operation. It’s .org website (not .edu) is for sale.
b2. This expose has old screenshots of the former website, including this shady looking popup ad.

c. Considering a lawsuit against 2+2 and is not posting in thread under advice of council.
d.Financially supported by his fiance Amy Wu and a part time job according to Jeff Griffith., Jack Walls facebook shows his occupation as “Poker Player”.
e. Jack plays in his own UCARE tournaments and is currently 12th in their Points Standings, having earned $535.

QUESTION - does anyone know if Jack pays his buy-in out of pocket or if his entry is waived like the sponsored pros? Also, does anyone know if he keeps his winnings personally, or if they are completely donated to UCARE?

a. Jack Walls’s girlfriend.

a. Created the 2 UCARE websites (from their whois information): ucareamerica.org and ucarecharitypokertour.com
b. Joel is a registered sex offender registered sex offender
c. Joel is described as sleezy by some associates, and defended as reformed by friends who say he was actually one of the people who helped start this non-profit in these blog entries (NSFW).
d. As of at least Sept. 2010, Joel was involved in fundraising operations as shown by his phone number and email included in this brochure.

a. 2009 member of UCARE board of directors (originally listed in the NC secretary of state application)

a. Dec 2 on twitter, “@jackwalls3 Sad to see how ignorant, judgmental, and venemous some poker players can be on forums! Even worse are the mods that allow it!
b. Jeff Griffith and other sponsored pros were given free tournament entries and had their hotel paid for. (UPDATE - this is totally standard and normal even for charity events)
c. Was provided email correspondance between Jack Walls and tarheelbluez.
d. Bustout donates gift certificates to their website as bounties for knocking out a pro in the UCARE tournaments.
e. Thinks UCARE’s tshirt sales numbers are ‘outlandish’, but he won’t draw conclusion.

a. exclusive Virginia chapter of the U.C.A.R.E Poker Charity Circuit. The Richmond tournament was NPTN’s first involvement with UCARE and there is no prior personal relationship between NPTN and UCARE.
b. NPTN has been made aware of the possible issues raised in this thread and will be performing their own investigation to confirm or dispute conclusions that others have drawn.
c. Of note - NPTN claims to have been provided an electronic copy of UCARE’s 990s prior to the Richmond tournament. This could clear up any irregularities noted in the version obtained through Bustout. (I asked for a copy from NPTN and will update when I get a chance to compare them)

a. Shirts sell for $15 at UCARE store as outside vendor, of which $2 is donated to UCARE.
b. No other mention of DFPK could be found. They do not appear to have any other presence or storefront aside from the ucare store.
c. It’s possible that DFPK is the nickname of the poker league that Dale’s wife Branda says she plays in under her general interests, but this is a complete guess.

a. Dec 1, “@JackWalls3 just a thought I had bro...ur good people”, “@JackWalls3 UCARE will take over the world”, “#ucarepokertour takes over the world in 2012 courtesy of @JackWalls3 and the gang
b. The 2+2 thread started 11/30, it hasn’t been explicitly stated whether Scott’s tweets were in response to the thread and continues to support UCARE, or if the timing is just coincidence and he is unaware.

a. Hosted a ‘15% of all purchases donated to UCARE’ night in September 2011.
b. They have been contacted, but have not replied

a. Not listed on their website as a Rep, but namedropped by Jack Walls for being sponsored at a past tournament.

a. Lists UCARE as a partner
b. Jack Walls will not use them again since they are too expensive.

a. Sponsored UCARE in June-August 2011 by helping them generate click traffic for a ‘the charity with the most votes wins a big donation’ event.

a. Has a ‘support UCARE’ page on their website.

a. Donated 2 tables to UCARE at the Richmond event - these were auctioned off.

a. Trishelle Cannatella
b. Cris Belkewitch
c. Jennifer Leigh (Jennicide)

c1. Sponsored Pro at the May 2011 UCARE tournament in Durham, NC.
c2. Left with bad impression and decided not to attend any future events.
c3. Did not give permission for her name and likeness to be used by UCARE and is presumably in process of having them removed from their website.
c4. In a public conversation, Jack Walls bragged to her about cheating in a home poker game.

a. played in a UCARE / ChipsForCharity event, May 2011.
b. won 2nd place = chose Kid Rock tickets as prize.
c. After 6 months, and many emails, tickets were not provided despite email that said cash reimbursement was in the mail.
d. Jack Walls blames LiveNation for promising the tickets, but not providing them. Jack also admits to forgetting about tarheelbluez after LiveNation renegged.
e. 2+2 user potsy_in_ny played in the same tournament with tarheelbluez and says it was extremely unorganized and would never play in another UCARE tourney.
f. According to Jack Walls, 2 other people did not receive their prizes at the same Durham tournament. 1 received a separate tournament entry as prize, the other agreed to give up his prize altogether.

a. Hired by UCARE via Craigslist ad to collect money outside Publix grocery.
b. Paid by commission, 20% of funds up to $250, plus 1% additional for every $100 over.
c. Paycheck bounced twice - was eventually paid in cash.

a. In the first post for this 2+2 account, markhoke claims that “There may have been some sort of issue at that previous event but Jack did make it right. And you'll note that whomever he was dealing with in that situation is no longer associated with UCARE.” - I don’t think this who did what to whom was ever elaborated upon.
b. Jeff Griffith noted that a player did not receive a bounty prize following a tournament. (Bustout made good as soon as they were notified of the problem)

a. claims to be a former employee who stole money from donations he collected since Jack Walls couldn’t pay him. He accuses Jack Walls of pocketing money himself also.
b. Here is 1 UCARE job listing - not necessarily the one oldtimerknowsall was hired under.

RESPONSE - UCARE is not licensed to solicit donations in North Carolina. The Charitable Solicitation Licensing Division will contact UCARE in order to apply for a license and enter compliance with state law. No punitive action will be taken unless UCARE fails to take the steps to obtain a license.