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To: robert b furman who wrote (1587)

7/3/2014 1:32:28 PM

From: Jerome

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Hi Bob....follow this link to the Christian Science Monitor's list of the largest and best US Charities.

csmonitor.com

RANKNAMEWEBSITECATEGORYTOTAL INCOME IN MILLIONS (2011)PUBLIC SUPPORT IN MILLIONS (2011)PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EXPENSES SPENT ON PROGRAMS†SALARY & BENEFITS OF HIGHEST-PAID OFFICIAL†CHARITYWATCH‡ GRADEWISE GIVING ALLIANCE ‡‡CHARITY NAVIGATOR†

1	YMCA of the USA	ymca.net	Social services	$5986.1	$823.4	87.4	$441,438	A	MEETS STANDARDS	????
2	Goodwill Industries International	goodwill.org	Social services	4,437.0	778.0	89.0‡‡	$508,571	A	MEETS STANDARDS	NO RATING
3	Catholic Charities USA	catholiccharities.usa.org	Social services	4,422.8	679.2	79.6	$265,356	NO RATING	MEETS STANDARDS	????
4	United Way	unitedway.org	Social services	4,139.9	3,903.2	90.6	$763,394	NO RATING	NO RATING	????
5	American Red Cross	redcross.org	Social services	3,453.0	945.9	92.2	$568,594	A	MEETS STANDARDS	???
6	The Salvation Army	salvationarmyusa.org	Social services	3,203.8	1,697.6	84.0	$216,182	A / A–	MEETS STANDARDS	NO RATING
7	Habitat for Humanity International	habitat.org	Social services	1,490.6	619.3	83.7	$315,130	B+	MEETS STANDARDS	???
8	Boys & Girls Clubs of America	bgca.org	Youth	1,458.3	658.3	85.1	$1,814,593	A+	MEETS STANDARDS	???
9	Easter Seals	easterseals.com	Health	1,402.5	161.6	80.6	$838,901	B–	MEETS STANDARDS	??
10	Smithsonian Institution	si.edu	Museums	1,241.0	161.4	73.7	$517,318	NO RATING	NO RATING	????
11	Feeding America	feedingamerica.org	Social services	1,185.0	1,144.3	97.2	$524,052	B	MEETS STANDARDS	????
12	Task Force for Global Health	taskforce.org	Health	1,163.4	1,147.8	100.0‡‡	$262,500	NO RATING	MEETS STANDARDS	NO RATING
13	Planned Parenthood Federation of America	plannedparenthood.org	Health	1,154.0	279.6	72.8	$382,688	A–	MEETS STANDARDS	????
14	World Vision	worldvision.org	Relief/development	1,055.8	848.2	88.3	$405,975	B+	MEETS STANDARDS	????
15	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute	dana-farber.org	Hospital/med center	1,002.5	275.8	85.2	$905,018	NO RATING	NO RATING	????
16	The Nature Conservancy	nature.org	Environment	997.0	504.0	78.8	$493,332	A–	MEETS STANDARDS	???
17	Shriners Hospitals for Children	shrinershospitalsforchildren.org	Hospital/med center	963.6	195.7	85.0	$428,771	A/F ‡‡‡	NO RATING	???
18	American Cancer Society	cancer.org	Health	953.6	888.3	70.0	$2,081,246	C	MEETS STANDARDS	??
19	Food for the Poor	foodforthepoor.org	Relief/development	938.2	930.2	96.8	$388,979	B–	MEETS STANDARDS	???
20	Boy Scouts of America	scouting.org	Youth	904.7	394.0	89.0‡‡	$815,014	A	MEETS STANDARDS	NO RATING
21	Catholic Relief Services	crs.org	Relief/development	821.5	319.4	94.4	$325,000	A+	MEETS STANDARDS	????
22	ALSAC/St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital	stjude.org	Hospital/med center	814.3	698.4	70.3	$477,920	B+	MEETS STANDARDS	???
23	Children’s Hospital Los Angeles	chla.org	Hospital/med center	812.8	97.7	85.0**	$822,616*	NO RATING	NO RATING	NO RATING
24	Girl Scouts of the USA	girlscouts.org	Youth	735.2	102.3	88.9	$442,016	C+	MEETS STANDARDS	???
25	YWCA	ywca.org	Social services	699.9	397.7	36.8	$233,722	D/F ‡‡‡	NO RATING	??
26	AmeriCares	americares.org	Relief/development	663.8	662.9	98.4	$266,021	B–	MEETS STANDARDS	???
27	American Heart Association	heart.org	Health	657.2	510.3	53.3	$602,529	C+	MEETS STANDARDS	??
28	Save the Children	savethechildren.org	Relief/development	600.5	349.3	90.7	$425,324	A+	MEETS STANDARDS	????
29	CARE	care.org	Relief/development	582.0	361.6	89.5	$419,284	A+	MEETS STANDARDS	???
30	Compassion International	compassion.com	Relief/development	548.9	547.4	83.2	$273,125	A	MEETS STANDARDS	????
31	Campus Crusade for Christ	cru.org	Religious	517.1	474.5	86.0 (2)	$64,020	NO RATING	REVIEW IN PROGRESS	NO RATING
32	Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center	fhcrc.org	Hospital/med center	470.6	69.1	90.6**	none reported	NO RATING	NO RATING	NO RATING
33	Metropolitan Museum of Art	metmuseum.org	Museums	470.0	164.3	86.9	$988,523	NO RATING	NO RATING	???
34	United States Fund for UNICEF	unicefusa.org	Relief/development	455.0	451.0	90.5	$467,463	B+	MEETS STANDARDS	???
35	Feed the Children	feedthechildren.org	Relief/development	436.5	430.1	92.9	$214,209	F	REVIEW IN PROGRESS	????
36	Direct Relief International	directrelief.org	Relief/development	404.9	404.7	98.8	$341,347	A-	MEETS STANDARDS	????
37	PBS	pbs.org	Relief/development	404.3	172.8	100 (3)**	$603,403	NO RATING	NO RATING	NO RATING
38	International Rescue Committee	rescue.org	Relief/development	397.9	141.4	92.3	$395,612	A+	MEETS STANDARDS	????
39	Art Institute of Chicago	artic.edu	Education	397.1	71.9	91.4	$1,026,395	NO RATING	NO RATING	????
40	Samaritan’s Purse	samaritanspurse.org	Relief/development	388.2	375.7	88.3	$421,198	C+	DOES NOT MEET ALL STANDARDS	????
41	Institute of International Education	iie.org	Education	366.7	366.7	93.4	$490,547	NO RATING	NO RATING	????
42	Metropolitan Opera Association	metoperafamily.org	Cultural	365.9	194.1	90.5	$1,300,916	NO RATING	NO RATING	NO RATING
43	Susan G. Komen for the Cure	ww5.komen.org	Health	357.8	285.7	75.0	$471,471	B	MEETS STANDARDS	???
44	Boys Town	boystown.org	Youth	325.2	141.9	88.7	$316,272	B –/C ‡‡‡	MEETS STANDARDS	????
45	New York Presbyterian Fund (1)	nyp.org	Health	312.8	96.5	50.5**	$4,304,436	NO RATING	NO RATING	NO RATING
46	Cystic Fibrosis Foundation	cff.org	Health	312.0	126.3	79.3	$477,065	A–	MEETS STANDARDS	???
47	Good360	good360.org	Relief/development	310.5	305.8	99.0	$708,722	B	MEETS STANDARDS	???
48	Catholic Medical Mission Board	cmmb.org	Relief/development	305.1	294.3	97.0	$282,018	B	MEETS STANDARDS	????
49	Pew Charitable Trust	pewtrusts.org	Public interest	300.1	283.4	92.4**	$708,722	NO RATING	NO RATING	NO RATING
50	Christian Broadcasting Network	cbn.com	Religious broadcasting	285.3	177.6	85.4	$404,394	NO RATING	NO RATING	????

To: robert b furman who wrote (1587)	7/8/2014 12:18:19 PM
From: Kirk ©	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26631

United Airlines has announced it will outsource 637 union jobs (mostly ticket/gate agent and baggage handler positions) at 12 U.S. airports. (Reuters) - United Airlines said on Monday it plans to outsource more than 630 union jobs at 12 U.S. airports in a cost-saving move. Affected positions include ticket and gate agents and baggage handlers at U.S. airports, including Salt Lake City; Charlotte, North Carolina; Pensacola, Florida; Detroit and Des Moines, Iowa, the company said. United Airlines would shift these jobs from its payroll and hire other companies to provide the employees, under the outsourcing plan. "This is a difficult decision, but we need to ensure that our costs are competitive," United spokeswoman Christen David said on Monday. About 637 workers could be affected by the outsourcing moves, the carrier added. James Carlson, a spokesman for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, said provisions of the union's contract with United call for affected workers to continue to have jobs at the carrier if they are willing to relocate. Should workers choose not to move, they will go on furlough and would have recall rights, he added. "This is a bad business decision for United Airlines," Carlson said. United also said it will bring in-house 365 customer service jobs at its Denver and Washington Dulles airport hubs as well as in Honolulu. United added it has hired 44 ramp workers at its Phoenix operations.