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Show Volume I , Issue XII Page 7 The OGDEN VALLEY NEWS September 1999 Some Not So Charitable Charities By Arlene Calloway How many address labels, note cards, calendars and envelope decorations have come in you mail this year? Some of this “stuff” is tacky and some of it is quite pretty. Each is accompanied by a long letter, often a tear jerker, and a donation form for one cause or another. Until the past couple of years, charities sent only one donation request each year. Lately, however, some requests have come quarterly, and even monthly. Minimum donations range from $5 to $25. The November/December 1998 Consumer Digest listed the 100 top charities and rated them on how well they spend the money they receive. Some make good use of their funds, while others appear to pay their money managers too much and/or spend too much on advertising, leaving 40% or less to go to the cause they represent. It is more beneficial to give one larger donation to one charity than to give small donations to several charities. Those long, sad letters are intended to make you feel guilty and obligated to pay for those address labels, etc. Remember, though, you don’t have to pay for anything you didn’t order. Least Charitable Charities as rated by the November/December 1998 Consumer Digest. The following charities spend less than 40% of their donations for the direct benefit of their charitable cause, spending the larger percentage on administrative and fund-raising costs. Alzheimer’s Disease Research American Federation of Police American Health Assistance Foundation American Heart Disease Prevention Foundation AMVETS Animal Legal Defense Fund Arthritis Fund/Rheumatoid Disease Foundation Arthritis Research Institute of America Cancer Federation Cancer Fund of America Children’s Wish Foundation International Christian Relief Services/Bread & Water for Africa Citizens Against Government Waste Diabetes Action Research & Education Fund Doris Day Animal Welfare League Feed the Children Help Hospitalized Veterans International Cancer Alliance Mays Mission for the Handicapped Miracle Flights for Kids/Angel Planes Multiple Sclerosis Association of America National Association of Chiefs of Police National Association of Police Organizations National Caregiving Foundation National Children’s Cancer Society National Emergency Medicine Association National Foundation for Cancer Research National Glaucoma Research/National Heart Foundation National Humane Education Society National Relief Charities Pacific West Cancer Fund Project CURE/Center for Advanced Heart Research Southwest Indian Foundation United Seniors Association Veterans of the Vietnam War Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Walker Cancer Research IT’S JUST NOT PRETTY! 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Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center International Rescue Committee Trust for Public Land Asia Foundation Population Council Starr Commonwealth Schools Pathfinder International YMCA of the United States-National Africare Salvation Army-Western Territory Mennonite Central Committee National Urban League-National Office Salk Institute for Biological Studies Salvation Army-Southern Territory Salvation Army-Central Territory Salvation Army-Eastern Territory Boys and Girls Clubs of America-National Christian Children’s Fund American Jewish Committee American Printing House for the Blind Carter Center American Heart Association What does a Professional Organizer do for you? PRESCHOOL Replaces confusion with clarity, peace, and balance within your home or office allowing your time to be more productive. 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