barco oncology institute. reporter: the him is james reynolds senior. the founder who finally told us in an e-mail, his boy thought it unwise to talk to cnn. even though in a different e-mail he called the news of phantom donations quote most disturbing. as for his son, james reynolds jr. and his charity in arizona. hey, how are you? the camera needs to stay outside. can he stay there? is mr. reynolds here? i m sorry, he s not here right now. reporter: the public relations officer for the breast cancer society married to james reynolds jr. sent us e-mails said the guiding mission is to provide relief from those who suffer from the effects of breast cancer and we made a difference in the lives of tens of thousands of men and women. but declined our request for an on-camera interview and when our camera found james reynolds jr.,
the same tax forms. back at the cancer fund of america s corporate office, even the chief financial officer, who by the way has a salary of $121,000, couldn t explain what was happening. we just have all these mississippi north medical center, never heard of you. yolanda barko oncology institute, nothing. again, you would have to talk to him. reporter: the him is james reynolds senior. the founder who finally told us in an e-mail, his boy thought it unwise to talk to cnn. even though in a different e-mail he called the news of phantom donations quote most disturbing. as for his son, james reynolds jr. and his charity in arizona. hey, how are you? the camera needs to stay outside. can he stay there? is mr. reynolds here? i m sorry, he s not here right now. reporter: the public relations officer for the breast cancer society married to james
cancer fund of america. he gets paid $236,815 and james reynolds jr., president and ceo of the breast cancer society has a salary of $261,609. it s money that comes from donors like you who in 2011 sent these three charities $26 million in cash. how much of those donations actually went to helping cancer patients? according to the charity s own tax records, about 2% in cash. example, the cancer fund of america raised $6 million through it s fundraising campaign in 2011 and gave away just $14,940 in cash. but that is not what you would hear from the telemarketers hired by the cancer fund of america run by james reynolds, sr.
not something we can consider. that may be because of the questions we d like to ask her. and the other members of her extended family. who are essentially making a living on your donations. rose perkins, the ceo of the children s cancer fund, is paid $227,442 a year. her ex-husband, james reynolds sister, is president and ceo of cancer fund of america. he gets paid $236,815. and james reynolds jr., president and ceo of the breast cancer society, has a salary of $261,609. it s money that comes from donors. like you. who in 2011 sent these three charities $26 million in cash. how much of those donations actually went to helping cancer patients?
country roads outside knoxville, tennessee, into this small industrial park and you ll find the headquarters of a family conglomerate of cancer charities. that return lavish salaries to their owners. but according to their own tax records, donate very little to dying cancer patients. and the last thing the people running this charity want to do? is answer questions. don t turn your camera on me, okay? reporter: across the country, in mesa, arizona, another outpost of the conglomerate. it s called the breast cancer society. its ceo and executive director, the man escaping in the truck, james reynolds jr. excuse me, sir. mr. reynolds! hey, excuse me, mr. reynolds! right here, buddy. mr. reynolds? hi. hi, can you stop for a second? where you going, mr. reynolds? mr. reynolds? reporter: back in knoxville there s another cancer charity. the children s cancer fund of