When being charitable is a bad idea

Which is exactly why I do not like what the government does with our tax dollars.  Waste, waste, waste!

No worries, we will just tax and spend more.  Problem solved.  Freakin Idiots!!!!

I am able to give  4 figure amounts annually to charity and my wife and I have investigated and selected a number of charities to which we donate.  We review them annually to confirm that they are still worthy of support by paying out 98% or more  of funds donated.  We have found that our local food bank is deserving of our support as is the CASA program for children.  We also give to the local Children's Christmas Appeal administered without charge by the United Way.

Our favorite international donation is Doctors Without Borders to whom we have donated long before they became well known when they received a Noble Prize for their work.  We personally have seen the work they do in Africa and the Far East and are aware that thousands are alive because of this groups efforts.

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In addition,  we donate scholarship funds to our Alma Mater and support several private, non-profit projects in arts and education.

We make these donations annually and deduct them from our taxes.  This insures that funds that otherwise would have been taken by the IRS and ultimately disbursed, in many cases, to federal government programs to which we object, instead go directly to the charities of our choosing.  There is no federal bureaucracy costing 20 or 30%  to disburse the funds.  There is no disbursement of funds to government sponsored programs which are not of our choosing.

Our charitable contributions are going to our choice of efficient, honest and worthwhile charities.

Would you consider joining me by doing the same with your charitable donations? Bypass the Government collection agency (IRS) and the Government bureaucracy.  Donate directly to the charities carefully chosen by you and your donations will go directly to those you want to have it without interference from the U,.S. Government plus you get to deduct it from your Income Tax. 

make sure the organization doesn't keep a percentage for administration and overhead (rent or lease of a facility). i fund my public charity administrative costs/overhead out of my

 pocket and 100% of donations go to the donors designated events or programs.