Shout it from the rooftops – Donating ?

Ever wonder where that donation money goes?
Keep these facts in mind when “donating”.. As you open your pockets for yet another natural disaster, keep the following facts in mind; we have listed them from the highest (worse paid offender) to the lowest (least paid offender).

GOODWILL – CEO and owner Mark Curran profits $2.3 million a year. Goodwill is a very catchy name for his business.
You donate to his business and then he sells the items for PROFIT. He pays nothing for his products and pays his workers minimum wage! Nice Guy. $0.00 goes to help anyone!
STOP giving to this man. Worst offender!

The second Worst offender was yet again for the 11th year in a row is, UNICEF – CEO, Caryl M. Stern, receives $1,200,000 per year, (plus use of a Rolls Royce for his exclusive use where ever he goes, and an expense account that is rumored to be well over $150,000.) Only pennies from the actual donations goes to the UNICEF cause (Less than 5 cents of your donated dollar goes to the cause.)

The third Worst offender this year is Marsha J. Evans, President and CEO, Marsha J. Evans, of the American Red Cross… for her salary for the year ending in 2009 was $651,957 plus expenses. Enjoys 6 weeks – fully paid holidays including all related expenses during the holiday trip for her and her husband and kids. Including 100% fully paid health & dental plan for her and her family, for life. This means out of every dollar they bring in, about $0.39 goes to related charity causes!

The Red Cross screws donors and victims again:

The forth Worst offender was again for the 7th time was, Brian Gallagher, President of the United Way receives a $375,000 base salary (U.S. funds), plus so many numerous expense benefits it’s hard to keep track as to what it is all worth, including a fully paid lifetime membership for 2 golf courses
(1 in Canada, and 1 in the U.S.A.), 2 luxury vehicles, a yacht club membership, 3 major company gold credit cards for his personal expenses…and so on. This equates to about $0.51 per dollar of income goes to charity causes.

Fifth Worst offender who was also again in the fourth spot, for every year since this information has been made available from the start 1998 is amazingly yet again, World Vision President (Canada) receives $300,000 base salary, (plus supplied – a home valued in the $700,000 – $800,000 dollar value range, completely furnished, completely paid all housing expenses, including taxes, water/sewer, telephone/fax, HD/high speed cable, weekly maid service and pool/yard maintenance, fully paid private schooling for his children, upscale automobile and an $55,000 personal expense account for clothing/food, with a $125,000 business expense account).

Get this, because it is a “religious based” charity, it pays, little to no taxes, can receive government assistance and does not have to declare where the money goes. Only about $0.52 of earned income per dollar is available for charity causes.

MARCH OF DIMES – It is called the March of Dimes because only a dime for every 1 dollar is given to the needy.

Of the sixty some odd “charities” we looked at, the lowest paid (President/C.EO/Commissioner) was heading up a charity group in Canada.

We found, believe it or not, it was……

Ready for this…
I think you might be surprised…
It is, none other than…

The Salvation Army’s Commissioner Todd Bassett receives a salary of only $13,000 per year (plus housing) for managing this $2 Billion dollar organization. Which means about $0.93 per dollar earned, is readily available and goes back out to local charity causes….truly amazing…

No further comment is necessary…”

Think Twice” before you give to your Charity of choice as to which one really does the best for the most – or the least for the most, for that matter.

DONATE:The Salvation Army: Commissioner, Todd Bassett receives a small salary of only $13,000 per year (plus housing) for managing this $2 billion dollar organization. 96 percent of donated dollars go to the cause.

The American Legion: National Commander receives a $0.00 zero salary. Your donations go to help Veterans and their families and youth!

The Veterans of Foreign Wars: National Commander receives a $0.00 zero salary. Your donations go to help Veterans and their families and youth!

The Disabled American Veterans: National Commander receives a $0.00 zero salary. Your donations go to help Veterans and their families and youth!

The Military Order of Purple Hearts: National Commander receives a $0.00 zero salary. Your donations go to help Veterans and their families and youth!

The Vietnam Veterans Association: National Commander receives a $0.00 zero salary. Your donations go to help Veterans and their families and youth!

Make a Wish: For children’s last wishes. 100% goes to funding trips or special wishes for a dying child.

EXCEPT: Program Expenses
(Percent of the charity’s total expenses spent on the programs
and services it delivers) = 74.7% REVENUE Rated 3 stars…

Contributions
Contributions, Gifts & Grants $65,925,217
Federated Campaigns $0
Membership Dues $0
Fundraising Events $0
Related Organizations $0
Government Grants $0
Total Contributions                $65,925,217
Program Service Revenue     $6,823,138
Total Primary Revenue          $72,748,355
Other Revenue                     $4,969,056
TOTAL REVENUE                $77,717,411EXPENSES (Adjusted)
Program Expenses               $56,046,380
Administrative Expenses       $7,960,682
Fundraising Expenses           $10,995,634
TOTAL FUNCTIONAL EXPENSE $75,002,696
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $2,714,715
Net Assets $44,933,604

St. Jude Research Hospital: 100% goes towards funding and helping Children with Cancer who have no insurance and cannot afford to pay.

Ronald McDonald Houses: All monies go to running the houses for parents who have critical Children in the hospital. 100% goes to housing and feeding the families.