Millions of people around the world give donations to large organizations like the ALSA, Susan G. Komen, and the ASPCA without knowing how much of their money is actually being used to help the cause.

  A very popular association that people have recently been making large donations to is the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association (ALSA). This uprise was made possible because of the ice-bucket challenge that was taking the nation by storm. The ALSA published a chart explaining how their money was distributed for the year ending January 2014, showing that only 27-percent of donations actually go toward ALS research. They go on to explain that the group’s mission statement includes several goals other than pure ALS research, but that people making the donations have an option to give 100-percent of their money to fund ALS research. If anyone has made a donation and did not know about this option, you can email the ALS at [email protected].

  The Susan G Komen association is another organization that is largely supported by many people around the nation. Their “walks for a cure” have a very large support group and are very well known. Susan G Komen donates 18-percent of all donations to breast cancer research. Out of that 18-percent,  only 7-percent goes toward treatment of breast cancer and the other 11-percent goes toward fundraising. The largest portion of donations goes toward educational programs on the cancer. There is not an option to give your donation to sole research, but you can give a donation in memory of a loved one. If someone is to want to donate more of their money to research they can donate to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF). The BCRF donates 91-cents of every dollar to Breast Cancer research.

  The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is one of the most recognizable charities in the United States. Although they seem like a great association that helps local animals, they only gave .045% of their multi-million-dollar donations to local charities around the nation in 2012. In reality, the money phoned in goes to a corporate office in New York. As far as the animals go, the ASPCA is said to spend an average of $11 per $100 on animals.