Charities Serve Themselves

Always be careful of the charities to which you donate. I've been cautious about the Red Cross ever since we had a tornado pass through our town and a number of local folks donated to the Red cross to help out the local victims. We soon learned that the organization does not, in turn, help the victims to rebuild. They make financial loans, pass out some food and blankets and then a lot of the money goes into a general fund to pay those in their corporate headquarters who earn huge salaries.

The following bit is from the New York Post which does tend to sensationalize stories, so read with some skepticism...

A charity that tapped the influence of former President Bill Clinton and ex-Sen. Bob Dole and raised more than $125 million to send the children of 9/11 to college is stiffing families it promised to help, The Post has learned.

Read more at the New York Post