A Useful Thread
What I have learned:
1 Charitynavigator.org was the best site to use for searching organizations. I didn't have to register or "upgrade" to get what I looking for.
2 The rating scale seemed objective.
3 Each description gave you the organization's website and stated if you would find the IRS form 990 on the website. I found it under "financials"on each website that I looked at. That is where you find the top executive salaries.
4 Each website had a pie chart showing the percentage of donations that went directly to the cause.
5 It seemed that the non-for-profit organizations are taking the scrutiny of the educated donors very seriously. Everything is there to see. If we don't like what we see, we will give elsewhere.
Educate yourself rather that watching an ad or listening to someone's opinion.
There are some excellent organizations out there and they deserve our support.
Thank you to all of the posters.
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