Charities to Avoid

The following list was compiled by Oregon Attorney General John Kroger to steer do-gooders away from less-than-reputable organizations. Most charities aim to give at least sixty-five percent of proceeds to the group for which they’re collecting, but each of these gives less than twenty-five percent and in the worst case, as little as four (Shiloh International Ministries). The article also provides a list of tips for charitable giving.

Charities to avoid:

- Association for Firefighters and Paramedics, based in California

- Korean War Veterans National Museum & Library, based in Illinois

- Foundation for American Veterans, based in Michigan

- Big Hope, in South Carolina

- Law Enforcement Education Program, in Michigan

- National Vietnam Veterans Foundation, in Virginia

- Dogs Against Drugs/Dogs Against Crime, in Indiana

- Firefighters Charitable Foundation, in New York

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