It will be divided across Asha for Education, an extremely efficient spending org (98% to programs); usually focuses on education and long-term socioeconomic change, but responding to the disaster and AmeriCares, an extremely efficient (99% to programs) nonprofit specialized in international disasters.
If you prefer to go right to the source, check out a number of excellent Relief Organizations here.
There’s also eBay’s Tsunami Disaster Relief Page allows you to sell things on eBay and automatically donate 10-100% of the proceeds to one of eight charities.
Charity Navigator, AIP, and BBB all help to check up on accountability of charities.
1) A charity should spend at least 60% of its budget on program services.
2) Charities should spend no more than $35 to raise $100.
Contact your favorite charities to find out if they provide the specific types of aid that you would like to fund, e.g., emergency relief, health care, infrastructure development, education, etc.
(edit- I’ve just added this to my userinfo page, too, in case of journal “scroll off”.
I saw pigeons eating a discarded McDonald’s hamburger patty recently. Something about pigeons eating meat is vaguely disturbing to me. I always picture them nibbling bread crumbs… somehow, I can picture them grabbing little wheat kernels more readily than taking down and eating a cow.
Mel’s Gramma Installed yesterday, but I still managed to steal a little time with her… going to hit lunch with her today, too. Yesterday, much time was spent watching COPS, Anger Management, researching more wholesalers on the net, and having general snugglage.