Charity

I was raised believing it’s a good thing to be charitable. Of course church was the top ‘worthy’ cause in our family. Much of my dad’s salary from a church went directly back into that church.

Multi-millionaires ministers surprise me. My dad passed with less than $1000 and a car we had given him. That was the ‘minister’ I knew.

There are many ways for a minister to become wealthy. The number one is asking for donations, etc. The main vehicle to wealth is to write a successful book(s). If one could sell a million copies via TV/Radio and clear $4+ a book, you can see how that would mount up. One exception here  is Rick Warren, who  totaled the amount of money he had received from the church paid that amount back, and now accepts no salary. Rick sold 30 million copies of one book.

Qualifier: I AM not saying all TV ministers are crooks but most are rich.

Then we have those who start a charity and use 80% as salary & expenses. The FTC considers 25-35% admin costs, reasonable (Not I).

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From an article by Jason Notte of The Street.com:

Earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission noted that about $187 million in donations went to a group of four cancer charities that were nothing but a slush fund for one family. The FTC says that 97 percent of donations were used by family members to pay for cars, gym memberships, luxury cruises, college tuition and high-salary jobs for other family members.

 The Cancer Fund of America and Cancer Support Services in Knoxville, Tennessee

The Breast Cancer Society in Mesa, Arizona Children's Cancer Fund of America in Powell, Tennessee.

The family binged on money that other charitable organizations could have put to good use.

**********************************************It is sick to use ‘Children’ or the nasty word ‘Cancer’ to bilk money from giving folk. Checking-out a charity is wise.

I shouldn’t have started this, I am amazed in researching at how many charities there are in the USA, and Thousands do a tremendous job. Americans are giving people. But the rotten apples will turn your stomach.

At one time I was so gullible I thought the CEO of charities i.e. The Red Cross (etc), were good hearted wealthy folk donating their time like  Mary Doe down at the street level. But these folk take home over $500,000 a year. (I am told they earn it, but it would be nice of them to say I will donate my time, like a bell ringer. )   

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There are thousands of good charities.

Now I thank you for your time once again, I am off.

Nite Shipslog

PS: I am looking forward to selling a million copies of a book.

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