We limit our giving to individuals in immediate need and to St. Jude’s. I am curious about how St. Jude’s does with donations.
In the last few months, my eyes have been opened to a lot of cases of cancer in children in the area where we live. I don’t know if there weren’t cases in our previous locations or if I was just oblivious. But there is a cluster here, and it is disturbing how little has been done over the past 40 years in regards to children’s cancer research. The pink stuff is everywhere I look in October. But children’s cancer research fundraising is hiding in the nursery.
It does, however, spend a lot on television commercials, and over 20% of its contributions are spent to solicit more contributions.
That's not horrific. The smell test begins when a charity spends 35% or more of its budget on fundraising.
Charity Navigator ranks St. Jude a three out of four:
