Also in the muslim faith, it is necessary to give Zakat (not sure of the spelling), but it's charity. They must give this as its a pillar of their faith.
How this money is distributed, the giver does not know, but when we give charity in the west to the church, do we know where it ends up really?
Didn't Alex Baldwin use the money donated to his mother's breast cancer research center for an apartment for mom, a new Mercedes..etc.
I do believe Colin Powell's Red Wagon charity got caught misappropriating funds as well.