sriki
Level 2 Member
We are thinking about donating to/sponsoring a kid through a charity. We looked at World Vision, CI, Child Aid. We checked Charity Navigator and GuideStar for all 3. TBT, we do not know the best metric to base a charity on.
1. Finances
2. Type of work
3. Religious affliations
Since we are new to giving & want to make sure the money is "well spent", I would appreciate if anyone who has more experience in this area could take a quick look and give a suggestion or two.
http://www.guidestar.org/organizations/95-1922279/world-vision.aspx
http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=4768
It looks like WV is also a religious institution. However, we do not care for religious affiliations or the lack thereof. We would like charities to be non-discriminatory towards everyone but it would not stop us giving a hand to someone in need. If there are better organizations that any consider better than WV/CI/CA and spends more resources helping kids, we would definitely like to know.
Thanks for any help.
1. Finances
2. Type of work
3. Religious affliations
Since we are new to giving & want to make sure the money is "well spent", I would appreciate if anyone who has more experience in this area could take a quick look and give a suggestion or two.
http://www.guidestar.org/organizations/95-1922279/world-vision.aspx
http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=4768
It looks like WV is also a religious institution. However, we do not care for religious affiliations or the lack thereof. We would like charities to be non-discriminatory towards everyone but it would not stop us giving a hand to someone in need. If there are better organizations that any consider better than WV/CI/CA and spends more resources helping kids, we would definitely like to know.
Thanks for any help.