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Originally Posted by threefootputt
There is an app called “Charity Navigator”. It gives the facts on expenditures, salaries and how much of the donation actually goes to helping the cause. You’ll be surprised how many of these large national charities spend on administrative, salary and advertising expenses.
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Yes. Always check Charity Navigator. Organizations must post their IRS990. In it, they are required to list salaries of “highly compensated employees.” Some salaries are truly exorbitant. And I mean you have see it to believe it.
We avoid national charities. Locally, we support SoZo Kids (poverty in Ocala National Forest), the Girl Scout Alumnae drive for local homeless children, and “Kids, Cops & Christmas” sponsored by the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office where a deputy takes a child to a store and lets the child choose his gifts at the same time establishing a positive relationship with a LEO.
There are many local charities run by volunteers with little or no overhead.