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<blockquote data-quote="Catatonic" data-source="post: 1791479" data-attributes="member: 7966"><p>The above "article" is from an e-mail whose origin was 2005.</p><p>Some of the info was updated in 2010.</p><p>See debunk here at snopes.com</p><p><a href="http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/charities.asp" target="_blank">http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/charities.asp</a></p><p></p><p><em><span style="color: #003366"><strong>Origins:</strong> When deciding which charities to donate to, many people consider an important factor to be the "efficiency" of these organizations — that is, what percentage of the monies taken in by a given charity goes to funding its mission rather than being eaten up by costs such as fundraising activities, salaries, and other administrative overhead. </span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #003366"></span></em></p><p> <em><span style="color: #003366"></span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #003366">The e-mail reproduced above, which began circulating in 2005 and has been re-circulated every year since then around Christmastime, attempts to steer potential donors away from inefficient charities. Unfortunately, much of the information it presents was inaccurate back in 2005, and it has grown only more so in the years since then, resulting in a misleading and outdated view of various charities. We attempt to present accurate and up-to-date information about the named charities below. </span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #003366"></span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #003366">The following efficiency information is derived from the <a href="http://www.charitynavigator.org/" target="_blank">Charity Navigator</a> web site, the <a href="http://www2.guidestar.org/" target="_blank">GuideStar</a> web site and Forbes magazine's November 2009<a href="http://www.forbes.com/lists/2011/14/200-largest-us-charities-11_rank.html" target="_blank">special report</a> on the 200 Largest U.S. Charities. Salary information is taken from Schedule J (Compensation Information) of the various charities' IRS Form 990 filings, an annual reporting return that certain federally tax-exempt organizations must file with the IRS which provides information on the filing organization's mission, programs, and finances. (In the context of this article, the term "efficiency" refers to the percentage of total budget/expenses that each listed organization spends on providing charitable programs and services, while the term "compensation" or "pay" includes salary, one-time payments, and deferred compensation.) </span></em></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><span style="color: #003366"><strong>United Way</strong>: The United Way is another charitable organization that operates on both global and local levels. We're assuming the e-mail references the President and CEO of <a href="http://www.unitedway.org/people/c/leadership-team/" target="_blank">United Way Worldwide</a>, Brian A. Gallagher, whose last reported total yearly compensation was $717,076 (including a base salary of $415,613, which is a bit higher than the $375,000 figure reported above). Charity Navigator rates this organization's efficiency at 89%, while Forbes rates it at 85%, both much higher than the 51% efficiency claimed in the e-mail.</span></em></li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Catatonic, post: 1791479, member: 7966"] The above "article" is from an e-mail whose origin was 2005. Some of the info was updated in 2010. See debunk here at snopes.com [URL]http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/charities.asp[/URL] [I][COLOR=#003366][B]Origins:[/B] When deciding which charities to donate to, many people consider an important factor to be the "efficiency" of these organizations — that is, what percentage of the monies taken in by a given charity goes to funding its mission rather than being eaten up by costs such as fundraising activities, salaries, and other administrative overhead. The e-mail reproduced above, which began circulating in 2005 and has been re-circulated every year since then around Christmastime, attempts to steer potential donors away from inefficient charities. Unfortunately, much of the information it presents was inaccurate back in 2005, and it has grown only more so in the years since then, resulting in a misleading and outdated view of various charities. We attempt to present accurate and up-to-date information about the named charities below. The following efficiency information is derived from the [URL='http://www.charitynavigator.org/']Charity Navigator[/URL] web site, the [URL='http://www2.guidestar.org/']GuideStar[/URL] web site and Forbes magazine's November 2009[URL='http://www.forbes.com/lists/2011/14/200-largest-us-charities-11_rank.html']special report[/URL] on the 200 Largest U.S. Charities. Salary information is taken from Schedule J (Compensation Information) of the various charities' IRS Form 990 filings, an annual reporting return that certain federally tax-exempt organizations must file with the IRS which provides information on the filing organization's mission, programs, and finances. (In the context of this article, the term "efficiency" refers to the percentage of total budget/expenses that each listed organization spends on providing charitable programs and services, while the term "compensation" or "pay" includes salary, one-time payments, and deferred compensation.) [/COLOR][/I] [LIST] [*][I][COLOR=#003366][B]United Way[/B]: The United Way is another charitable organization that operates on both global and local levels. We're assuming the e-mail references the President and CEO of [URL='http://www.unitedway.org/people/c/leadership-team/']United Way Worldwide[/URL], Brian A. Gallagher, whose last reported total yearly compensation was $717,076 (including a base salary of $415,613, which is a bit higher than the $375,000 figure reported above). Charity Navigator rates this organization's efficiency at 89%, while Forbes rates it at 85%, both much higher than the 51% efficiency claimed in the e-mail.[/COLOR][/I] [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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