It is exasperating.
I used to donate to 3-4 different charities each year until I winnowed it down to the one I like the most. I've lived in several different states and overseas in the last 30 years, and I suspect a few of those agencies have spent more money maintaining my info and sending solicitations, gifts, heavy annual reports, etc. than I ever donated in the first place. I always call and ask to be removed from their mailing lists; sometimes it worked, sometimes not.
You'd just hope that charities would be more circumspect and careful with their finances as well as the privacy concerns of their donors.
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