komen for the cure ceo

[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/

[bigrun]

Many of the charities that poured money from donors into the bank accounts of for-profit solicitation companies have names that sound similar to respected national charities and typically have easy-to-support causes as part of their names, including "breast cancer," "firefighters" and "children's cancer."

Here are the 10 worst charities in America from the list compiled by the Center for Investigative Reporting and the Tampa Bay Times, along with the percentage of money raised that went to the supposed cause:

1.Kids Wish Network (2.5%)
2.Cancer Fund of America (0.9%)
3.Children's Wish Foundation International (10.8%)
4.American Breast Cancer Foundation (5.3%)
5.Firefighters Charitable Foundation (8.4%)
6.Breast Cancer Relief Foundation (2.2%)
7.International Union of Police Associations (0.5%)
8.National Veterans Service Fund (7.8%)
9.American Association of State Troopers (8.6%)
10.Children's Cancer Fund of America (5.3%)
The charities were ranked based on how much money they spent on solicitors. Kids Wish Network paid about $110 million of $128 million raised to fundraisers, the report said.


http://money.msn.com/saving-money-ti...orst-charities