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Carl  wrote:
>
>It may also be worth noting that there are some pretty horrendous
>charity scams out there. From an editorial I read the other day:
>
>"These and other charities have collected hundreds of millions of
>dollars from kind-hearted Americans and squandered an unconscionable
>amount of it on overhead and expenses - 70 percent or 80 percent, or
>more. The usual administrative outlay for a reputable charity is about
>30 percent."
>
>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/08/opinion/08fri1.html?scp=5&sq=charity&st=nyt

The group mentioned in that article, the American Institute of
Philanthropy, runs a website called Charity Watch. However, as
near as I can tell, their actual ratings are only available in
the form of a printed report that comes out a few times a year.

Another option is Charity Navigator (http://www.charitynavigator.org/),
which has detailed information about thousands of charities on its 
website. For example, you can see on their page about the "sister
organization" mentioned in the NYT article that 32% of its money
goes toward administrative and fundraising expenses. Also, it has
a dodgy privacy policy. Its overall rating on CN is two stars.
(Which apparently is better than AIP rated it.) By the way, I see
that CN also lists organizations with similar purposes that have
higher ratings, giving you some good options for your money.


Patty
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