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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does giving to churches really count as charity?

It does if the money is used for things that help the needy and less fortunate, but to me it doesn’t count otherwise.[/quote]

Then most charities don't count. Most of the money donated to charities is not spent on charitable programs. It is spent on employees and executive salaries.[/quote]

There are absolutely a lot of inefficient, wasteful nonprofits out there. And there are some nonprofits that do good things but don't need any more money. (I have taken my kids to Children's National Medical Center and am appreciative of their great work but would never give them money, as they already have many hundreds of millions of dollars in assets and pay their execs millions.)

But there are many, many, many who are doing great things and truly helping people and can actually use the money. If you choose not to give, that's your decision, but the argument that "I won't give because the money will always be wasted and won't help people" is clearly false.

I'm the person who mentioned Givewell (givewell.org); they not only look to see if the money is being actually spent on productive things (rather than bloated salaries), but review evaluations to see how much that spending helps, and also whether the charities have the capacity to use additional funds well.

But there are many others. Some places to start:
https://www.thelifeyoucansave.org/
https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/best-charities-to-donate-to-2022/
https://impactful.ninja/best-charities-for-international-aid/
https://www.charitywatch.org/top-rated-charities
https://www.washingtonian.com/2020/12/01/20-local-charities-giving-tuesday-donation-washington-dc/

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