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(12-12-2013, 03:48 PM)cyclone Wrote: Please donate to : Children's Cancer Foundation

(Sorry, more OT)

While I applaud CCF's mission, I would invite buddies to do their due diligence with charities, just as they would have done for their investments:

Source: http://www.ccf.org.sg/download/who/Finan...S_2013.pdf
[wrap]
[table=.]
Total Cash
Donations Recv
Charitable Expenses
[/table]
[table=2005]
5.516m
2.541m
2.907m
[/table]
[table=2006]
6.915m
4.131m
2.527m
[/table]
[table=2007]
9.107m
4.908m
2.506m
[/table]
[table=2008]
10.507m
3.393m
2.278m
[/table]
[table=2009]
11.07m
3.637m
2.483m
[/table]
[table=2010]
12.683m
4.403m
2.617m
[/table]
[table=2011]
15.758m
6.093m
2.844m
[/table]
[table=2012]
19.271m
8.19m
3.709m
[/table]
[/wrap]

I think there're charities out there that are more in need of donation.

(12-12-2013, 04:38 PM)lanoitar Wrote:

(12-12-2013, 03:48 PM)cyclone Wrote: Please donate to : Children's Cancer Foundation

(Sorry, more OT)

While I applaud CCF's mission, I would invite buddies to do their due diligence with charities, just as they would have done for their investments:

Source: http://www.ccf.org.sg/download/who/Finan...S_2013.pdf
[wrap]
[table=.]
Total Cash
Donations Recv
Charitable Expenses
[/table]
[table=2005]
5.516m
2.541m
2.907m
[/table]
[table=2006]
6.915m
4.131m
2.527m
[/table]
[table=2007]
9.107m
4.908m
2.506m
[/table]
[table=2008]
10.507m
3.393m
2.278m
[/table]
[table=2009]
11.07m
3.637m
2.483m
[/table]
[table=2010]
12.683m
4.403m
2.617m
[/table]
[table=2011]
15.758m
6.093m
2.844m
[/table]
[table=2012]
19.271m
8.19m
3.709m
[/table]
[/wrap]

I think there're charities out there that are more in need of donation.

Since it is year end time for tax deductible donations. Maybe we should start a thread on charity finances, to help folks here make better donations choices??

I support your idea

Rainbow Centre

The Centre runs two Special Education (SPED) schools and two Early Intervention Programme (EIP) centres at Rainbow Centre - Margaret Drive School campus and Rainbow Centre - Yishun Park School campus for children with special needs. All the Centre's programmes adopt a holistic developmental curriculum in the areas of language and communication skills, cognitive skills, social and emotional skills, fine and gross motor skills, and adaptive daily living skills. They are carried out by a multi-disciplinary team of trained SPED and EIP Teachers, Speech Language Therapists, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Social Workers, and Music and Art Therapists

http://www.rainbowcentre.org.sg/index.php?id=63

2013 income = $23.9 million
2013 expenditure = $21.4 million
2013 cash and cash equivalent = $19.5 million

2012 income = $22.5 million
2012 expenditure = $19.9 million
2012 cash and cash equivalent = $13.9 million

Actually i think what is most important is finding out the % of expenditure that goes directly to helping the "targeted people".