[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Remember:

Save the Children

Make a Wish

United Way

are NOT ripoffs. Unscrupulous con men invent “charities” with similar sounding names to confuse donors.

[servo1969]

#15

You’re correct.
The United Way is not a rip-off going by the 35% rule.
I have decide not to donate to them again, however, for personal reasons.

[NY.SS-Bar9]

I’m not sure UW belongs on your list (CEO makes >$1,000,000.00 per year) and they have a history of being a liberal cause support group. They stopped funding to the Boy Scouts because they didn’t allow gay leaders.

Try Troopsdirect.org

[stars & stripes forever]

“United Way”

The United Way in my community prohibits Salvation Army from having church services before meals.

Anti-traditional value stipulations appear to be attached to all their grants.

[Brooklyn Attitude]

“United Way”

The first or at least one of the first to boycott the Boy Scouts aftet they won their SC case. I would never give them a dime and hope they RIH. Why dont you just send your donations to the DNC, ACLU and Planned Parenthood instead.

[oh8eleven]

... United Way, are NOT ripoffs.
But they do play a "shell game" with contributions. They decide how much funding a charity is going to get, say $10K.
Then when contributors designate $200K to that charity, UW takes the "excess" $190K and gives it to the charity(s) of their choice.

[Mom MD]

United way for many years supported planned parenthood. I think more recently they stopped, but I give only to charities directly. The Denver Rescue Mission is my favorite. Samaritan’s Purse is excellent as well.

[zeugma]

United Way

... has had one of the worst returns of the major charities for years.