Dont know where you live but I know the money donated in my community stays there. And there is a balance sheet of how that money was used. Not sure about donations to the national branch. Not saying SA is the best but they provide alot of emergency services (food, shelter, etc)
Being honest, I can’t recall where I read that about donations not staying local. I do recall that I felt the source was good at the time. This was several years ago, before the ScamDemic.
But I did download a copy of their white guilt “manifesto” guide for their people. Lost it when I changed computers. That crap I can certainly attest to.