Giving to charity is one of the joys of my life.
I fund charities exactly like I fund politicians. I give only to those who I can vet thoroughly and whose philosophies parallel my own.
Thus I don’t give to any umbrella political organizations (RNC, etc.) and I don’t give to umbrella charity organizations either. No United Way for me. I want control over how my money is spent. FWIW, all of my charitable giving is to local organizations or national organizations with a strong local presence like the Salvation Army.
Good points.
Do your givin’ while your livin’.
So your knowin’ where its goin’.
You need to research charities before giving them money.
You need to research investment advisors before giving money to them.
You need to research your political candidates before giving them money.
If you do these simple things you will not get burnt giving money to a shyster.
The Silver Star Families of America, an organization that assists the wounded, ill and dying of the Armed Forces from
all wars, runs less that 5% admin.
And it is actually in their by laws.
Check out charity financial pages before you donate to see how transparant they are.