SwiftVets.com

[GenrXr]

My dad is a member of AMVETS. Wonder if the one on list is the same. Thanks for the link. This kind of thing really ticks me off.

Freedom Alliance is one of the charities I give money to.

Is this the one formed by Oliver North and promoted by Sean Hannity? This list is disturbing.
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[Me#1You#10]

Look...I don't know from Adam what goes into these ratings but, as I suspected, there's always 2 sides to a story. Nor would I ever discount a possibility of political or ideological motivations.

This may or may not be an offshoot from a recent Wapo article (I haven't read it yet) but I'd suggest looking into this a bit more before jumping to conclusions.

"Freedom Alliance", for one, has a decidedly different story to tell...for example...

[SandiM]

Whoa!

First thoughts (meaning that I need to think them through before coming to a solid conclusion).

1 Too many charities. Surely those operating at around 93% of funds collected actually spent on their stated objectives should absorb, merge, or takeover outright those which have similar stated objectives but are NOT achieving those objectives.

2 Clear evidence that some "charities" are absorbing far too much of collected funds in "administrative" and "fund raising costs", giving rise to suspicion as to their real objectives.

While not doubting the good intentions of most of these charities it is nonetheless evident that those who haven't achieved a decent rating are either
1) grossly inexperienced in fundraising (high costs);
2) are concentrating on building assets for some unknown event, somewhere in the future, instead of prudently reserving a determined proportion of funds, while expending a higher proportion on its stated objectives, on an annual basis or
3) providing a well above average income for their founders (as their unstated objective).

Questions:

Does each state have its own legislation governing the set up of charities?

What, if any, mechanisms are in place to ensure that a minimum percentage of funds collected are expended on stated objectives?

I suspect that in the USA, as here in Aus, each state has its own legislation. If that legislation is anywhere near as woolly as it is here, then state legislature has to be targeted to effect positive change.

Meanwhile, this list is a good start. Awareness is critical.
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[GenrXr]