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To have organizations come into the church and ask for money from members is wrong IMHO this is like having a time share do a presentation in the church or any other business dealings.
If people want to donate to charities, great but the church should not be sponsoring and promoting these things (and I would say this for ALL charities) because there are many vulnerable and gullible people in the church that will give and give, even if they really don't have the money to give.
https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/363256096
I question the validity of your posting.
The thought of "Jewish organizations come in to ask for donations from the evangelical congregations and they bleed their pockets dry" is truly unthinkable to me. Are you certain your parents have their facts straight? Is this happening in the UK?
My only suggestion is to see if they'll give you FPOA so you can manage their finances. Otherwise, perhaps this a fraudulent situation disguised as a fundraising campaign which seems questionable too.
I say, God bless them for being so charitable.
And I'm sure that if these donations are happening at your parents church that there is no fraud being done here.
Could it be that you are more concerned that your parents are choosing to spend THEIR money the way they see fit, rather than saving it for your inheritance?
I can't help but wonder.
Look up these organizations first to see how much money goes to actually helping people too. It may give you some ammunitiin when you talk to the church leaders. All of which should be present.
Personal observation: when I was still working, and for a year or two afterwards, I continued donating to charities (as well as politicians and causes) I believed in and had vetted thoroughly. While the amounts were reasonable, when I started thinking it through--really thinking it through as an elder on a fixed income--I realized that the biggest favor I could do any charity was to remain financially solvent for as long as I could. This so as not to need their help--or that of the government--for as long as possible. I still donate but much less now and to a few VERY carefully chosen nonprofits. My husband and I try to tend to our own NEEDS first so as not to burden our family.
If however, there is dementia, I would seek guardianship or conservatorship of finances here to protect their funds for them.
Wish you good luck in this.
If you are not their PoA, you have no power in this situation.
If you are their PoA, then you will need to work to satisfy the criteria outlined in the document to activate the authority. Then you will be able to manage their money in their own best interests.
If you are their PoA but can't get them into their PCP for a cognitive exam, then you may need to pursue guardianship through the courts. But you will still have to prove they are cognitvely impaired enough to need a court-assigned guardian.
My dad does this mainly with children charities. They send him birthday cards with pictures of children he's helping etc. Send him little gifts to make him feel even more obligated.
He has steps up to the upper level of his home where his kitchen bedroom etc are that are literally tilting to one side and the railings are ready to fall off. He has plumbing issues. He needs a house cleaner. He can barely walk and won't go to a doctor (other than a cardiologist he loves). He has a tree ready to fall in his yard next to the house.
These things will never be fixed between his debt and his donations.
I've told him to stop it and he acts like he agrees and then I'll see his outgoing mail with donation envelopes.
Good luck!