FEATURE/WORTH Magazine Names America's 100 Best Charities - and Highlights 12 Worth Avoidng

[BirdeR]

FEATURE/WORTH Magazine Names America's 100 Best Charities - and Highlights 12 Worth Avoidng
FEATURE...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE FEATURES)--Nov. 29, 2001--We all know that it's better to give than receive - but whom we choose to give to is as important as the giving itself.

With more than 800,000 charities awaiting our hard-earned dollars

- just how does the average person know which are best? The December issue of WORTH magazine (LOOK FOR IT ON NEWS STANDS) does the necessary legwork just in time for the giving season with a carefully-researched List of America's 100 Best Charities - from the environment, relief and development, health, human services, and education - and presents 12 charities to steer clear of.
LOOK WHO IS MENTIONED...
Christopher Reeve

Paralysis

Foundation www.paralysis.org (http://www.paralysis.org) 1-800-225-0292 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
12 TO AVOID American Association of the Deaf-Blind American Federation of Police and Concerned Citizens American Health Assistance Foundation AMVETS national Service Foundation Arthritis Research Institute of America Cancer Fund of America Firefighters Charitable Foundation Miracle Flights for Kids Multiple Sclerosis Association of America National Cancer Coalition Pacific West Cancer Fund Walker Cancer Research Institute/National Cancer Research Center

WORTH, the monthly magazine edited for the dynamic wealth market,

reaches active investors and business leaders with a median net worth

of $1.25 million. The December issue will be available on newsstands

December 6.

CONTACT:

WORTH Magazine, New York

Susan Blankman, 212/724-6383

KEYWORD: NEW YORK

[mattblan]

which is Reeve's org?

[Wise Young]

BirdeR,

Is this true, that the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation is one of the 12 charities that Worth magazine advises people to steer clear of? What reason did they give? I am sorry but I haven't been able to get a hold of the article.

Wise.

[BirdeR]

WAIT, HOLD THE PHONE...MISUNDERSTANDING!!! no, CHRISTOPHER REEVES ORG. WAS ONE OF THE 100 BEST NOT ONE OF THE ORGS. TO AVOID............................................. ........
FEATURE/WORTH Magazine Names America's 100 Best Charities - and Highlights 12 Worth Avoidng


FEATURE...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE FEATURES)--Nov. 29, 2001--We all know that it's better to give than receive - but whom we choose to give to is as important as the giving itself.

With more than 800,000 charities awaiting our hard-earned dollars

- just how does the average person know which are best? The December issue of WORTH magazine does the necessary legwork just in time for the giving season with a carefully-researched List of America's 100 Best Charities - from the environment, relief and development, health, human services, and education - and presents 12 charities to steer clear of.

*T ENVIRONMENT Conservation

International www.conservation.org (http://www.conservation.org) 800-429-5660 Defenders of

Wildlife www.defenders.org (http://www.defenders.org) 202-682-9400 Earthjustice www.earthjustice.org (http://www.earthjustice.org) 800-584-6460 National Audobon

Society www.audobon.org (http://www.audobon.org) 212-979-3000 National Wildlife

Federation www.nwf.org (http://www.nwf.org) 800-588-1650 Natural Resources

Defense Council www.nrdc.org (http://www.nrdc.org) 212-727-2700 The Nature

Conservancy www.nature.org (http://www.nature.org) 800-628-6860 The Ocean

Conservancy www.oceanconservancy.org (http://www.oceanconservancy.org) 202-429-5609 The Trust for Public

Land www.tpl.org (http://www.tpl.org) 415-495-4014 World Resources

Institute www.wri.org (http://www.wri.org) 202-729-7600 World Wildlife Fund www.worldwildlife.org (http://www.worldwildlife.org) 888-993-1100

RELIEF AND

DEVELOPMENT Accion www.accion.org (http://www.accion.org) 617-625-7080 American Refugee

Committee www.archq.org (http://www.archq.org) 800-875-7060 Ashoka www.ashoka.org (http://www.ashoka.org) 703-527-8300 Care USA www.care.org (http://www.care.org) 800-521-2273 Direct Relief

International www.directrelief.org (http://www.directrelief.org) 800-676-1638 Doctors Without

Borders www.doctorswithoutborders.org (http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org) 888-392-0392 FINCA www.villagebanking.org (http://www.villagebanking.org) 202-682-1510 Freedom from Hunger www.freedomfromhunger.org (http://www.freedomfromhunger.org) 800-708-2555 Heifer International www.heifer.org (http://www.heifer.org) 800-422-0474 International Center

for Research on

Women www.icrw.org (http://www.icrw.org) 202-797-0007 International

Medical Corps www.imc-la.org (http://www.imc-la.org) 800-481-4462 International Rescue

Committee www.intrescom.org (http://www.intrescom.org) 877-733-8433 Mercy Corps

International www.mercycorps.org (http://www.mercycorps.org) 800-292-3355 Operation USA www.opusa.org (http://www.opusa.org) 800-678-7255 Oxfam America www.oxfamamerica.org (http://www.oxfamamerica.org) 800-776-9326 PACT www.pactworld.org (http://www.pactworld.org) 202-466-5666 Physicians for Human

Rights www.phrusa.org (http://www.phrusa.org) 617-695-0041 Refugees

International www.refugeesinternational.org (http://www.refugeesinternational.org) 800-733-8433 TechnoServe www.tns.org (http://www.tns.org) 800-999-6757 U.S. Committee for

Refugees www.refugees.org (http://www.refugees.org) 800-307-4712 U.S. Fund for UNICEF www.unicefusa.org (http://www.unicefusa.org) 800-367-5437

HEALTH Alzheimer's

Association www.alz.org (http://www.alz.org) 800-272-3900 American Cancer

Society www.cancer.org (http://www.cancer.org) 800-227-2345 American Diabetes

Association www.diabetes.org (http://www.diabetes.org) 800-342-2383 American Foundation

for AIDS Research www.amfar.org (http://www.amfar.org) 800-392-6327 American Heart

Association www.americanheart.org (http://www.americanheart.org) 800-242-8721 American Lung

Association www.lungusa.org (http://www.lungusa.org) 800-586-4872 Arthritis Foundation www.arthritis.org (http://www.arthritis.org) 800-283-7800 Association for the

Cure of Cancer of

the Prostate www.capcure.org (http://www.capcure.org) 800-757-2873 Christopher Reeve

Paralysis

Foundation www.paralysis.org (http://www.paralysis.org) 800-225-0292 Easter Seals www.easter-seals.org (http://www.easter-seals.org) 800-221-6827 Elizabeth Glaser

Pediatric AIDS

Foundation www.pedaids.org (http://www.pedaids.org) 888-499-4673 Epilepsy Foundation www.efa.org (http://www.efa.org) 800-332-1000 Foundation Fighting

Blindness www.blindness.org (http://www.blindness.org) 800-683-5555 Gynecologic Cancer

Foundation www.wcn.org/gcf (http://www.wcn.org/gcf) 312-321-6810 Juvenile Diabetes

Research

Foundation

International www.jdrf.org (http://www.jdrf.org) 800-533-2873 National Alliance

for the Mentally

Ill www.nami.org (http://www.nami.org) 800-950-6264 National Alliance

for Research on

Schizophrenia and

Depression www.narsad.org (http://www.narsad.org) 800-829-8289 National Kidney

Foundation www.kidney.org (http://www.kidney.org) 800-622-9010 National Mental

Health Association www.nmha.org (http://www.nmha.org) 800-969-6642 National

Organization for

Rare Disorders www.rarediseases.org (http://www.rarediseases.org) 800-999-6673 National Prostate

Cancer Coalition www.pcacoalition.org (http://www.pcacoalition.org) 888-245-9455 Ronald McDonald

House Charities www.rmhc.org (http://www.rmhc.org) 630-623-7048 Shriners Hospitals

for Children www.shrinershq.org (http://www.shrinershq.org) 800-241-4438 St. Jude Children's

Research Hospital www.stjude.org (http://www.stjude.org) 901-495-3306 SIDS Alliance www.sidsalliance.org (http://www.sidsalliance.org) 800-221-7437 Susan G. Komen

Breast Cancer

Foundation www.komen.org (http://www.komen.org) 800-462-9273

HUMAN SERVICES America's Second

Harvest www.secondharvest.org (http://www.secondharvest.org) 800-771-2303 Big Brothers Big

Sisters of America www.bbbsa.org (http://www.bbbsa.org) 215-564-7000 Boys & Girls Clubs

of America www.bgca.org (http://www.bgca.org) 800-854-2582 Camp Fire USA www.campfireusa.com (http://www.campfireusa.com) 800-669-6884 Center for Community

Change www.communitychange.org (http://www.communitychange.org) 202-342-0519 Center for Youth as

Resources www.yar.org (http://www.yar.org) 202-261-4131 Child Find of

America www.childfindofamerica.org (http://www.childfindofamerica.org) 800-426-5678 Children's Defense

Fund www.childrensdefense.org (http://www.childrensdefense.org) 202-628-8787 Child Welfare League

of America www.cwla.org (http://www.cwla.org) 202-638-2952 Communities in

Schools www.cisnet.org (http://www.cisnet.org) 800-247-4543 Family Violence

Prevention Fund www.enabuse.org (http://www.enabuse.org) 415-252-8900 Girl Scouts of the

USA www.girlscouts.org (http://www.girlscouts.org) 800-478-7248 Girls Inc. www.girlsinc.org (http://www.girlsinc.org) 800-374-4475 Goodwill Industries

International www.goodwill.org (http://www.goodwill.org) 800-664-6577 Habitat for Humanity www.habitat.org (http://www.habitat.org) 800-422-4828 Mothers Against

Drunk Driving www.madd.org (http://www.madd.org) 800-438-6233 Ms. Foundation for

Women www.ms.foundation.org (http://www.ms.foundation.org) 212-742-2300 National Center for

Missing and

Exploited Children www.missingkids.com (http://www.missingkids.com) 800-843-5678 National Coalition

Against Domestic

Violence www.ncadv.org (http://www.ncadv.org) 303-839-1852 National Council on

the Aging www.ncoa.org (http://www.ncoa.org) 202-479-1200 National

Organization for

Victim Assistance www.try-nova.org (http://www.try-nova.org) 202-232-6682 National Partnership

for Women & Families www.nationalpartnership.org (http://www.nationalpartnership.org) 202-986-2600 Prevent Child Abuse

America www.preventchildabuse.org (http://www.preventchildabuse.org) 312-663-3520 Rape, Abuse & Incest

National Network www.rainn.org (http://www.rainn.org) 800-656-4673 Share Our Strength www.strength.org (http://www.strength.org) 800-969-4767 Special Olympics www.specialolympics.org (http://www.specialolympics.org) 800-700-8585 V-Day www.vday.org (http://www.vday.org) Women in Community

Service www.wics.org (http://www.wics.org) 800-442-9427 YMCA-USA www.ymca.net (http://www.ymca.net) 888-333-9622 YWCA of the U.S.A. www.ywca.org (http://www.ywca.org) 800-992-2871

EDUCATION The Children's

Scholarship Fund www.scholarshipfund.org (http://www.scholarshipfund.org) 212-752-8555 Citizens Scholarship

Foundation of

America www.csfa.org (http://www.csfa.org) 800-537-4180 Jumpstart for Young

Children www.jstart.org (http://www.jstart.org) 617-542-5867 Laubach Literacy

International www.laubach.org (http://www.laubach.org) 888-528-2224 Literacy Volunteers

of America www.literacyvolunteers.org (http://www.literacyvolunteers.org) 877-435-7582 National Center for

Family Literacy www.famlit.org (http://www.famlit.org) 502-584-1133 Parents as Teachers

National Center www.patnc.org (http://www.patnc.org) 866-728-4698 Reach Out and Read www.reachoutandread.org (http://www.reachoutandread.org) 617-629-8042 Reading is

Fundamental www.rif.org (http://www.rif.org) 877-743-7323 Teach for America www.teachforamerica.org (http://www.teachforamerica.org) 212-279-2080 Zero to Three www.zerotothree.org (http://www.zerotothree.org) 202-638-1144

12 TO AVOID American Association of the Deaf-Blind American Federation of Police and Concerned Citizens American Health Assistance Foundation AMVETS national Service Foundation Arthritis Research Institute of America Cancer Fund of America Firefighters Charitable Foundation Miracle Flights for Kids Multiple Sclerosis Association of America National Cancer Coalition Pacific West Cancer Fund Walker Cancer Research Institute/National Cancer Research Center

WORTH, the monthly magazine edited for the dynamic wealth market,

reaches active investors and business leaders with a median net worth

of $1.25 million. The December issue will be available on newsstands

December 6.

CONTACT:

WORTH Magazine, New York

Susan Blankman, 212/724-6383

KEYWORD: NEW YORK

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[Wise Young]

BirdeR, thanks so much for clarifying. Wise.

[cheesecake]

Birdie,
Thank you for the list. It is important to look at the % of money going to administrative support...generally anything GREATER than 25% administrative is NOT a charity you want to support.

Please not that most of the organizations listed to NOT support are VERY close in name to Reputable organizations. The MS Foundation is outstanding but the American MS Association is on the list of 12 to avoid.Shady companies look for name similarity and recogognition and then prey on well meaning people. In the end, those who need the funds as well as those who donate loose.

Choose carefully and ask for the current audit which is available upon request..then you know that your money is being wisely used.

I was happy to see an organization that has assisted our family during my recent injury listed..The YMCA. They have stepped forward and provided a tremendous amount of scholarship support for my youngests sons childcare. I am physically unable to take care of him butthe Department of Social Services says that I am home and he should be too. The YMCA stepped up to the plate and has helped and worked to keep a challenging developmentally disabled child in their care!!! Quodos to the YMCA as well as the other outstanding non-profits. http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif

[Wise Young]

We really should start a list of all the charitable organizations that fund spinal cord injury research. Would anybody care to do so? It would be good to get comments and also see how many of these organizations have goals and missions that people in this community favor.

Wise.

[cheesecake]

Dr Young,
I would be willing to do the research, obtain mission statements and to try to get copies of where their money goes! If others on the site know of organizations, please pass them along.

Sue, Do you have the list of federally approved charities?

[Sue Pendleton]

You mean the one from the Combined Federal Campaign? If so, I can get one. May take a few days. The CFC publishes a book each year with all the registered charities that wish to participate. The main default chairty is the United Way. The charities are checked out as to being legally to par with IRS regulations and those who use more than 25%, I think, for administrative costs are marked to let people know where their money goes.

Most federal employees and military members do give to the CFC. It is in the best interest of all charities to be in that book and have a number well advertised during the Fall campaign season. Employees can give over the course of a year in each pay check or in one lump sum. And no, there is no coercion that goes on trying to pry open federal employees' wallets. The CFC is voluntary. :-)

Sue

[Wise Young]

Cheesecake, that is really fabulous. If I can help, please let me know. Wise.

[cheesecake]

Dr. Young,
Not a problem! Least I can do in return for all you do.
If I can get others to send non-profits for SCI from their homestates that would help alot. If you have a list of SCI research centers that have this info I can provide you with a fax # or you can shoot it to me via email.I am in the process of setting up another account just for the forum.

[Sue Pendleton]

Hey Cheese! Better than a book this year! I'd wait a full day so the worm viruses are off any .gov servers plugged into this site before opening files but this has national and international and addresses, etc. Also has information on how to fill out the application for agencies that want to participate.

http://www.opm.gov/cfc/01-lists/2001Nat-list-index.htm

I was wondering how I was going to scan the book info without a roll reader.

[cheesecake]

Sue,
This is perfect. I was going to have you fax the info to me. FYI, I am unable to send you an email from this site.