Redheaded Jill

I almost exclusively give money in the collection plate at church and nowhere else. Why? Because I’m evil. Muahahaha

Just kidding.

Because so many charities are SCAMS! Did you know March of Dimes only uses like… 15 cents of every dollar for charitable programs? Did you know there are claims that the Susan G Komen foundation only gives 20% of its funds to cancer research? Did you know multiple leaders of the BLM movement were arrested for buying houses and cars with donation funds and money laundering into the millions?

Schools aren’t much better. Though not a charity organization we have teachers buying supplies for their own classrooms because our tax dollars are insufficient to fund and run a school. (And taxes go up EVERY year.)

It’s all ridiculous. SO… here’s what I do.

If there is a food program at school I will donate food. If there is a need for certain types of clothes or coats I will donate those. I’m happy to donate books for a library or a classroom. Physical items. I have given people gift cards who were hungry and looking for a meal. But if it’s a monetary thing I only give to the Church.

I trust them to use it wisely. They can give a very detailed account of where your money is going. It helps people whether that’s in groceries or helping the needy pay rent or getting kids clothes or any number of things. The point is I know it’s going where they say and it’s all things that I would happily pay for anyway.

I understand that charities will have expenses and that might include salaries for some people. But when you take in almost a billion dollars a year but you spend the majority of that on everything except charitable works… I find that shady and I don’t want to be a part of it.