The SGK foundation is a sham in my opinion.

You have to pay to collect money for them.

If you do not collect enough money for them, you pay with your own money.

The bulk of their funds go to "awareness", not research, or treatment.

They spent more on fundraising than they did on actual treatment. Almost twice as much.

Collections went up significantly in 2010 from 2009, roughly $76 million. Money spent on treatment decreased.

I hope it does some people some good, but this latest issue, along with the past running of the charity, 19% went for fundraising and administration, kind of turns me off a bit. Also, the fact that the quality and detail of their financial statement in their annual report lacks the depth and breadth of the statements provided by the Red Cross leads me to believe that they really don't want you to see exactly what they spend their money on.

SGKF's annual report is pink and has 2 pages discussing financials. It looks pretty. The Red Cross financial statements go into detail, minute detail, and include the independant auditors discussion on the financials of the organization. The Red Cross's statements are in black & white.