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These 10 charities are not living up to their missions. Each spends more than 50% of its budget paying for-profit fundraising professionals to solicit your hard-earned money. They are ranked by the percentage of their total functional expenses spent on professional fundraising fees. As a result, very little of the charity’s spending is directed towards its programs and services.
| Rank | Charity | Program Expenses | Professional Fundraising Fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Committee for Missing Children | 8.2% | 90.1% |
| 2 | The Association for Firefighters & Paramedics | 3.9% | 89.8% |
| 3 | American Ex-Prisoners of War Service Foundation | 4.0% | 89.4% |
| 4 | American Deputy Sheriffs’ Association | 2.4% | 89.1% |
| 5 | Firefighters Charitable Foundation | 6.8% | 88.5% |
| 6 | American Foundation for Disabled Children | 10.5% | 84.2% |
| 7 | Youth Development Fund | 13.4% | 82.7% |
| 8 | Shiloh International Ministries | 4.0% | 81.4% |
| 9 | Wishing Well Foundation USA | 9.4% | 81.0% |
| 10 | Police Athletic League of New Jersey | 15.3% | 74.8% |
