Wounded Warrior Project Scam!

[justplugit]

I saw a comparison of % expenses by the various veteran's programs and most are in the %50 range.
The USO was one of the highest. Besides salaries the advertising is an expensive proposition.
I try to contribute to causes with a less than %10 expense. Most of those are church/
synagogue relegious charities where people are already in place and paid by the congregation.
I'm still willing to contribute to our vets even if only %50 gets to them. We need to to support our Heroes someway.

[Tagger]

Disgusting ,,, There are a lot more of these scams , No Conscience ..

[basswipe]

Originally Posted by justplugit

I'm still willing to contribute to our vets even if only %50 gets to them. We need to to support our Heroes someway.

I would agree but I am no longer going thru these "corporate" organizations,I don't donate money to pay some dude a six figure salary.There are plenty of local organizations that directly help vets that can use the money,the vets home in Bristol being a fine example.

[JohnR]

WWP on Charity Navigator

http://www.charitynavigator.org/inde...2#.UueterQo5EY

[Slipknot]

I wonder why WWP can't have more money go to the cause like the Homes for Our Troops does? Something is fishy if you asked me.

[likwid]

Originally Posted by Slipknot

I wonder why WWP can't have more money go to the cause like the Homes for Our Troops does? Something is fishy if you asked me.

Because they're nation wide and gigantic. Maybe you missed the fact that their annuals were more than ten times that of Homes for Our Troops?

Better yet why don't you ask them instead of making lame comments?

[Stewie]

Charities are a tough business. One that my wife and I contribute to spends 80% of their revenue on advertising and mailing. The people who run it do not take a salary. More money can be raised through aggressive advertising and mailing than just sitting around waiting for others to send help.

The fact that so little of your donated cash gets to those who need it is sad, but there is no easy way around it.

[Slipknot]

I like making "lame comments" about how inefficient charities run their organizations, I forgot how perfect you were likwid and how you must be friends with the bigwigs who make those huge salaries. I would ask them myself if I had any reasonable disposable money laying around, but I guess I'd rather donate other stuff to those in need directly. I'm sure the things they do for wounded warriors is helping many, but the more I learn , the more I see it is not exactly spread evenly.