posted 1 year ago
While I know of no specific charity, I do have some guidelines I use for USA based charities. … guidestar.org provides financial information on NPOs. You can look through their tax filings without a charge. I make a point of looking up the salary of the CEO. While I have no problems with a CEO making a wage reflecting their education, experience, and responsibilities, there are some salaries that chase me away. Or, sometimes the information is outrageously vague. Besides the issue of salaries, I also try to find $$ spent on marketing. I have encountered charities spending well more than 50% of their income on marketing. In other words, their business is getting donations and not fulfilling their mission.
If there is one thing the Wizard of Oz has taught me, it is not to trust school teachers on bicycles.