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charitable giving

Is there an easy way to find out which charities spend most on the good causes they promote? Or do I just have to read the accounts on th Charity Commission's website?
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  • QuackQuackOops
    QuackQuackOops Posts: 2,667 Forumite
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    Rule of thumb I always go by.
    Branded Charity = 95% on admin and fundraising leaving 5% for the actual cause.
    Branded charities such as Oxfam, RSPCA, NSPCC, Cancer Research etc

    For donations, stick with smaller, local charities and your money is more likely to be used for what you intend.
  • IronWolf
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    Most charities will publish a breakdown of what they spend on things like admin, advertising and actual causes. Their annual reports are also informative.
    Faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
  • BobQ
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    IronWolf wrote: »
    Most charities will publish a breakdown of what they spend on things like admin, advertising and actual causes. Their annual reports are also informative.

    They do, but does anyone do an informative comparison or do you just have read the reports?
    Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are incapable of forming such opinions.
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