The 50
worst, ranked by money blown on soliciting costs
Totals from the latest 10 years of available
federal tax filings|
Rank
|
Charity name
|
Total raised by solicitors
|
Paid to solicitors
|
% spent on direct cash aid
|
|
1
|
$127.8
million
|
$109.8
million
|
2.5%
|
|
|
2
|
$98.0
million
|
$80.4
million
|
0.9%
|
|
|
3
|
$96.8
million
|
$63.6
million
|
10.8%
|
|
|
4
|
$80.8
million
|
$59.8
million
|
5.3%
|
|
|
5
|
$63.8
million
|
$54.7
million
|
8.4%
|
|
|
6
|
$63.9
million
|
$44.8
million
|
2.2%
|
|
|
7
|
$57.2
million
|
$41.4
million
|
0.5%
|
|
|
8
|
$70.2
million
|
$36.9
million
|
7.8%
|
|
|
9
|
$45.0
million
|
$36.0
million
|
8.6%
|
|
|
10
|
$37.5
million
|
$29.2
million
|
5.3%
|
|
|
11
|
$34.7
million
|
$27.6
million
|
0.6%
|
|
|
12
|
$29.7
million
|
$24.5
million
|
0.8%
|
|
|
13
|
$26.9
million
|
$23.8
million
|
0.8%
|
|
|
14
|
$23.2
million
|
$20.8
million
|
3.1%
|
|
|
15
|
$51.5
million
|
$20.4
million
|
0.0%
|
|
|
16
|
$22.3
million
|
$18.1
million
|
3.5%
|
|
|
17
|
$19.6
million
|
$16.1
million
|
0.0%
|
|
|
18
|
$23.1
million
|
$15.9
million
|
0.6%
|
|
|
19
|
$18.1
million
|
$15.9
million
|
2.9%
|
|
|
20
|
$34.9
million
|
$14.8
million
|
0.8%
|
|
|
21
|
$41.5
million
|
$14.0
million
|
1.1%
|
|
|
22
|
$14.5
million
|
$13.7
million
|
0.4%
|
|
|
23
|
$16.4
million
|
$13.4
million
|
0.8%
|
|
|
24
|
$15.7
million
|
$12.9
million
|
2.3%
|
|
|
25
|
$33.0
million
|
$11.0
million
|
3.4%
|
|
|
26
|
$12.2
million
|
$11.0
million
|
10.5%
|
|
|
27
|
$14.3
million
|
$10.5
million
|
2.3%
|
|
|
28
|
$12.4
million
|
$9.8
million
|
4.6%
|
|
|
29
|
$13.8
million
|
$8.3
million
|
0.1%
|
|
|
30
|
$10.3
million
|
$8.1
million
|
2.5%
|
|
|
31
|
$9.9
million
|
$7.8
million
|
5.8%
|
|
|
32
|
$10.3
million
|
$7.8
million
|
0.1%
|
|
|
33
|
$8.7
million
|
$7.7
million
|
1.1%
|
|
|
34
|
$7.9
million
|
$7.6
million
|
1.0%
|
|
|
35
|
$9.0
million
|
$7.6
million
|
1.0%
|
|
|
36
|
$8.2
million
|
$6.9
million
|
0.1%
|
|
|
37
|
$9.8
million
|
$6.8
million
|
11.1%
|
|
|
38
|
$11.6
million
|
$6.6
million
|
6.3%
|
|
|
39
|
$8.0
million
|
$6.2
million
|
1.3%
|
|
|
40
|
$7.8
million
|
$5.7
million
|
6.5%
|
|
|
41
|
$7.6
million
|
$5.0
million
|
5.7%
|
|
|
42
|
$7.7
million
|
$4.8
million
|
0.0%
|
|
|
43
|
$5.6
million
|
$4.6
million
|
3.2%
|
|
|
44
|
$4.7
million
|
$4.1
million
|
1.6%
|
|
|
45
|
$4.8
million
|
$4.0
million
|
0.0%
|
|
|
46
|
$5.2
million
|
$3.0
million
|
0.0%
|
|
|
47
|
$2.6
million
|
$2.3
million
|
2.3%
|
|
|
48
|
$8.4
million
|
$1.8
million
|
0.0%
|
|
|
49
|
$2.0
million
|
$1.7
million
|
1.5%
|
|
|
50
|
3 comments:
If you want to donate something, physically hand the person in need something or help out someone in need. You can see the results of your good deed. Don't give it to alleged charities so they can spend it on themselves and help no one!
I've "heard" charities "have to" give (approx.) 2% toward the cause they claim to help.
How is it some are less than even that and even 0.0%?
While I entirely agree with Anon 8:00, I will say this:
Charities are indeed a business and these are workers being paid. Giving never goes to waste - it is paying salaries.
True, the value of the service is somewhat in question to various degrees. Some may even lean toward the "diabolical" as cures for societal ills exist and those who profit from the pain of others "on purpose" have questionable motives on an earth striving to do what is best for all.
The intent of those involved, the responsibility... varies - keep that in mind.
Blessings to all. Much Love.
Look at Charity Navigator and Better Business Bureau's Wise Giving Guide for ratings. Figure out salaries of CEO's. Example: a national charity that feeds people, CEO was making over $600K. Ridiculous. Found a local food bank instead. Noticed that same CEO is making $300K now, so maybe my complaint note along with others helped. But it's still ridiculous. There's a guy in the foothills of mountains in southern LA who rescues abandoned animals (dogs, cats, horses, anything) and feeds/shelters them. Lot of charities are the real deal. Just have to research and follow your intuition (and the more you follow it, the stronger it gets). Blessings to all.
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