What Charities Do You Think Do The Most Good

I like to give a little extra to a few charities this time of year. Sadly it is getting harder to know what charity to give to and be confident most of the money donated is actually reaching the need and not spent on administration and fund raising events.
I am asking for your opinions or if you have some knowledge about which charities do the most good I would appreciate your thoughts.

 

Thanks Laura I will check the website out.

 

If you want to go with a huge charity, the link Laura gave is an excellent one. There's also http://www.charitywatch.org/.

I try to do more local charities than national ones. I have this idea that if my money is going to help my local community it does more tangible good. Not that people in other place don't need help, but I feel more connected if I do something to help the people I see every day, you know?

 

I'll take a look. Thanks.

 

Good to know. I can give and get rewards on my credit card.

 

Always liked St. Jude's.

I did the Math-A-Thon and the Read-A-Thon years ago. Most fun has to be the local Polar Bear Plunge for the food pantry. It's always on a Saturday, so I go out out Friday night to the local bars and steal a little from vice for a good cause. Staying local is really the best way to go.

:cool

 

Local Salvation Army
I can donate time, old clothes or money. They offer homeless jobs rather than just a handout when they can.

 

Saalvation Army and anytime the Fire Department has a boot drive.

 

I do put something in the Salvation Army Kettle when they are out this time of year, probably not enough. Our fire department is all volunteer and I donate annually. I appreciate that people who volunteer for the job.

Thanks for all the good replies. I am going to check out a few of the suggestions.

 

St. Jude is awesome, Med Camps are awesome, but...

I like to find local, or kinda local internet type places to give. Always like the underdog, and like to help people in my own way.

Find one that makes you smile when you give. Your soul will smile as well.

 

Dunno about most good, but I usually give to the Princess Margaret Children's Hospital; Asthma Research Foundation; R.S.L., (Returned Serviceman's League), etc. I have my reasons, the same as everybody else.

 

Donate clothes and provisions in poor families.

 

Right about now I think the ebst place to give your money to is the government, they are all broke.:-D

Any major cancer research charity has my vote, I'd say that though my dad is recovering from cancer.

 

Have a friend that once worked at a GoodWill place. They took donated glasses and could read the prescription. If both sides matched they were used to provide for people who needed. That kind of work I repect.

 

Yes Sir, that is good stuff.

 

Lots of good charities mentioned in the post. After some thought I think for this year the charities where my biggest donations will be going is to a homeless shelter for women and children where they shelter, education and give job training, hopefully to get them back to being independent and the other charity is the Red Cross.