Think before you donate, for sure.
(Note: The original version of this post can be found here.)
You’ve undoubtedly seen this image passed around on Facebook during the holiday season, but virtually every claim in the image is false. I’m not sure why someone is presenting the info like this, but let’s dig in.
The American Red Cross
Claim: President and CEO Marsha J. Evans’ Salary for the year was $651,957 Plus expenses
Truth: She resigned as CEO way back in 2005. Their current CEO indeed makes a salary in that range, which amounts to roughly 0.01% of their expenses.
March of Dimes
Claim: It is called the March of Dimes because Only a dime for Every 1 dollar is given to the Needy.
Truth: That’d be a bad name for your charity! They give more than 10% of their income back out, with their efficiency rated at 64.6%.
UNICEF
Claim: CEO Caryl M. Stern receives $1,200,00 per year ($100k Per month) plus all expenses including a ROLLS ROYCE. Less than 5 Cents of your donated dollar goes to the Cause.
Truth: Stern took home a $476,000 base salary in 2013, and UNICEF does not provide any cars to their staff.
