Minn. Attorney General Questions Company's Solicitation of Noncash Gifts for Charities

A for-profit thrift store chain that works with charities to collect used items for resale regularly fails to disclose to donors how much of their gifts goes to charitable causes and how much of them are retained as profit, the Minnesota attorney general charged in a report released Monday.

Savers LLC earns more than $1 billion annually from sales at its 330 stores in the United States, Canada and Australia. It solicits donations of clothing and household goods on its own and through several charities, including some in Minnesota.