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Letter of Concern:  Fundraising Fraud?
Saturday, February 04, 2006

Posted by The Dean of Cincinnati

Bryan Burklow, President and CEO
Deaconess Associations Inc.

John Gall, President
The Heimlich Institute Inc.

Mr. Burklow, Mr. Gall:

Deaconess Associations is the parent organization of the Heimlich Institute Inc. According to this page on the Heimlich Institute’s website, all donations are payable to Deaconess Foundation:

With your support, The Heimlich Institute can continue its important research into treatments for HIV/AIDS, cancer, cystic fibrosis, asthma and many other health conditions. We already have evidence that many of these methods work, but further studies are needed to substantiate these procedures and treatments.

As I have reported previously, the Heimlich Institute has had no employees since February 2005, as confirmed last year by Deaconess employee Jennifer Abdrabbo. This raises obvious concerns of fundraising fraud.

1) Please provide me with any substantive evidence that the Heimlich Institute is continuing “research into treatments for HIV/AIDS, cancer, cystic fibrosis, asthma” and the “many other health conditions” referenced in your fundraising appeal.

Another Heimlich Institute web page states:

Studies indicate that...the (Heimlich) Maneuver saves drowning victims, helps asthma sufferers, and may reduce the incidence of death in victims of pulmonary edema (fluid-filled lungs).

2) Please provide me with copies of all these studies.

I look forward to your prompt reply.

Sincerely,

The Dean of Cincinnati

Cc:

Internal Revenue Service, Tax Fraud Division

Jim Petro, Ohio Attorney General

Monica A. Moloney, Senior Deputy Attorney General, Charitable Law Section

Phil Heimlich, Vice President, The Heimlich Institute Inc.

Barbara Lohr, Director of Corporate Marketing, Deaconess Associations


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  1. R.A. Primero says:

    Heimlich Institute IRS 990, year 2004

    Deaconess Annual Report, year 2004, “Forging the Future”

    Heimlich Institute Board of Trustees
    John Gall, President
    Philip M. Heimlich, Vice President
    Joseph J. Dehner, Secretary
    Piotr Chomzynski
    Henry J. Heimlich, MD
    William Mashburn
    Tom Powell
    Richard Weiland
    Harry W. Whittaker
    E. Anthony Woods

    Jennifer Abdrabbo, Deaconess Foundation
    phone:(513) 559-2323
    Jabdrabbo@deaconess-cinti.com

  2. Evil Kneivel says:

    Go get ‘em Deano!

  3. WhoDat says:

    John Gall, President
    The Heimlich Institute Inc.

    I assumed Dr. Heimlich would be president of the Heimlich Institute.

    Who’s John Gall?

  4. R.A. Primero says:
  5. Lodestone says:

    Wow, Gall is well-named.

  6. Bobo Brazil says:

    I return again, only again to say, these people have no class, no character, and were raised by gorilla who taught them that you can pee on people as they watch you.  They will never answer, they will never reply.

  7. Ping Pong Balls says:

    They will never answer, they will never reply.

    Unless a bigger gorilla steps in.

    Internal Revenue Service, Tax Fraud Division

  8. says:

    Who would put research funds into the hands of a Heimlich?  The dad has been chastised by the entire scientific and medical community for his “malariotherapy” experiments on Chinese prisoners infected with Aids/HIV.

    http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/02/16/loc_heimlich16.html

  9. Jasper Lamar Crabb says:

    CincySue - Thanks for posting.

    FYI, here’s a bioethics site which has been tracking the Heimlich Institute and Deaconess Associations “malariotherapy” quackery. It’s an astounding compilation of articles and original documents.

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