I’m looking to donate cash to a local organization that’s helping during the pandemic, but want to choose one that has a relatively low overhead where the majority of money would go to those in need and not for the organization’s expenses. Does anyone have recommendations?
Local Donations with Low Overhead
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April 16, 2020, 9:11 am
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Shelterbox and Direct relief are great
NEVER donate to Goodwill. Their CEO makes almost $1mil a year whereas the CEO of Salvation Army takes a $13,000 annual paycheck. American Heart Assoc CEO gets over $2mil/year.
Direct Relief is fantastic! 99.4% of funds goes to their programs. However, their Exec Dir still makes a huge amount for running a nonprofit, over 400k/year
I just sent Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network a $100 check. Let’s not forget about our fellow Earthlings during this crisis. OP: My tip for you (and others donating) is not to use any form of payments system (PayPal, Venmo, etc) that charges a fee ——- especially if you don’t want fees deducted.
Salvation Army is anti LGBT
I would never, ever donate a dime to Salvation Army, either. They support a number of terrible causes including anti-LGBT and pro-life. Donate to local charities!
My theatre group is putting on Oliver at the lobero in October. You can donate here to help underprivileged youth https://www.theadderleyschool.org/donate
At the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County 91% of donations go directly to programs that provide healthy food to local families, seniors and individuals. We’re proud of that. Your donation are used wisely, especially now!
Thanks for doing your research!
…anyways… donate to local charities who care about everybody!
OK, we just donated a good sum to Food Bank. We were happy to help people in this time of stress. But I simply cannot understand the compulsion that money should only be given to ‘local’ charities. Santa Barbara is more affluent than most places. We should share as we are able. And please remember that when you pay taxes one major purpose of that is to provide for needy people all over the state and nation. Public (e.g., government) charity (ridiculed by right wing propaganda as ‘welfare’ or ‘dole’) is critical to our souls and our well being as conscientious humans.
805 Undocufund!
find a family and secretly help them