komen for the cure ceo

[GenuineRisk]

I don't really think the Susan G Komen org accomplishes much besides raising money. In 2011, only 15 percent of their donations went towards research. Over 40 percent went towards "education."

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...8171KW20120208

I'm always wary of disease-related charities that spend the majority of their money on "raising awareness" or "education." It can easily become a cover for expensive trip and events that don't actually get any money to actual brick-and-mortar research facilities or health care clinics.

You're right that it's important to investigate charities before giving! As some of the articles that came out in the wake of the Susan G Komen thing said, people would be better off donating directly to a research facility or health care clinic itself; not to an intermediary.

[dellinger63]

Good news though, next year, as everyone will be required to have health coverage by law. Every dime can then go to research.

Federal funding for free clinics be gone. Maybe we will see some money back and all these claims of policies going up by 50-100% will be off set by the money saved shutting down the free/supplemented clinics/hospitals. Yea Right!

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

I don't really think the Susan G Komen org accomplishes much besides raising money. In 2011, only 15 percent of their donations went towards research. Over 40 percent went towards "education."

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...8171KW20120208

I'm always wary of disease-related charities that spend the majority of their money on "raising awareness" or "education." It can easily become a cover for expensive trip and events that don't actually get any money to actual brick-and-mortar research facilities or health care clinics.

You're right that it's important to investigate charities before giving! As some of the articles that came out in the wake of the Susan G Komen thing said, people would be better off donating directly to a research facility or health care clinic itself; not to an intermediary.

yeah, i remember reading about their awareness and 'education' funding back when they tried to pull the plug on the PP funding.

[Clip-Clop]

Borderline criminal enterprise. Racketeering for one. Suing small outfits trying to raise money for actual research or to help people pay medical bills for using the word "cure". They should shut them down and PETA too.

[timmgirvan]

FWIW: Red Cross spends 50% of donations on sustaining their charade! That is completely unacceptable!

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by timmgirvan

FWIW: Red Cross spends 50% of donations on sustaining their charade! That is completely unacceptable!

yeah, i don't give to them either. my uncle (a d.c. firefighter for years) warned me off of them some time ago.

[bigrun]

Years ago i usta contribute to the Disabled Vets program...Read an article in Readers Digest that said that 90% of every dollar goes to administration costs..almost zip to the Vets...

[Danzig]

http://www.charitynavigator.org/