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To: engineer who wrote (104738)	9/14/2001 11:19:15 AM
From: w0z	Respond to of 152472

I have a basic problem wiht the aid organizations that are soliciting money. the overhead on united way is 40% and American Red Cross is 35%. ...and I have a basic problem with people who don't get their facts straight...especially someone who calls themself an engineer. Both charities you mention are in the range of 10% overhead which is among the best. In this survey, the Red Cross was THE highest: money.com "Top honors go to the American Red Cross, as Money ranks the 25 charities that get the most money from the public by the average percentage of their income spent on programs over the past three years. The Red Cross spent 91.5% on programs, vs. an average of 78.4% for the 100 biggest groups, and it met the strict standards of all three major watchdogs." Red Cross #5 out of 100 on this list: nptimes.com The United Way is a charity of charities and doesn't appear on these lists, but I recall they are in the same 90% range. tuw.org United Way's fundraising costs are among the lowest in the nation. Eighty-eight cents of every dollar collected goes directly to support human care services in our community. That's outstanding, by the standards of the National Charities Information Bureau, the national watchdog for charities.