I always give to the Salvation Army, they spend over 90% on helping others.,...I got an email the other day about what percentage each charity gives to it’s cause and the Red Cross and United Way were way down on the list......less than 45% went to the charities....the rest went to salaries and overhead.......
Plus United Way allocates a chunk of their donations to gay/lesbian groups.
I posted this just a few days ago, but here goes again....
While working in a plumbing department two Salvation Army workers came in and I helped them put together a shower for their rescue mission. It was all basic and purely functional. We put two cheap enclosures together to make it wide enough that two people could hold up a derelict and get him showered. They had a very limited amount designated for this purpose. I gave them $10 of my own and have made them my #1 charity since.