Sunday, September 15, 2024

Charities, Management Salary (My opinion)

 I have donated to various charities over the years and after seeing articles about questionable practices at a few I decided to look into different ones.  My search took me to CharityNavigator.org which has various information that you can review in order to make a better decision about which charity you send money.  During my review of numerous charities, I made a decision to reduce the number that I felt were qualified to receive my money.  There are charities with good purposes, but it seems most are just not using the donations for the purpose.  It appears they have turned into a money pot for management and their own self-enrichment.  I have 15 on my list that I will no longer make a donation due to the CEO or senior management individual receiving at least $200K.  That is 200 thousand dollars!  The range is $200K to just over $4,000,000.  That is 4 million dollars.  That one, as of 9-15-24, is the American Heart Association per information on charitynavigator.org.  If you want to check your charity before you give money, then check that site.  I have requested numerous ones to remove my name and address from their mailing lists until they reduce salaries.  In my opinion charities are completely out of control and congress should consider some action, but that is unlikely with their income from taxpayers who have no say in their income.