I have a couple of concerns about the charity you have selected.
The first is that the Willie-Coppee Fund is not a registered 501(c) nonprofit organization, which means donations are not tax-deductible. But this also means that the Willie-Coppee Fund is not required to be accountable to anyone.
There's no way to see how much of donations are going directly to animal care, versus paying for administrative costs, salaries, etc.
The donations (according to the Willie-Coppee Fund website) are sent directly to the Sherman Oaks Veterinary Group. There's no indication of how decisions to spend the money are made. The vet's website has no indication that they have funds available for use in helping pay for animal care/emergency situations. There's no application, so how do they decide who gets money? Do they have a process for determining that? What is it based on?
The second issue I see is that the Sherman Oaks Veterinary Group is located in a fairly affluent section of Los Angeles. And while I'm sure there are instances where pet medical bills are difficult for people in Sherman Oaks to pay, I would be happier to see a charity that wasn't so narrow in scope.
To me, it'd be a bonus if the animal charity worked with the poor or inner city residents (like Barrio Dogs). Other excellent animal charities that I know about off the top of my head include Best Friends Animal Society and Red Rover.
All three of these organizations are registered 501(c) nonprofits and both Best Friends and Red Rover have their financial reports available for anyone to read.
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The first is that the Willie-Coppee Fund is not a registered 501(c) nonprofit organization, which means donations are not tax-deductible. But this also means that the Willie-Coppee Fund is not required to be accountable to anyone.
There's no way to see how much of donations are going directly to animal care, versus paying for administrative costs, salaries, etc.
The donations (according to the Willie-Coppee Fund website) are sent directly to the Sherman Oaks Veterinary Group. There's no indication of how decisions to spend the money are made. The vet's website has no indication that they have funds available for use in helping pay for animal care/emergency situations. There's no application, so how do they decide who gets money? Do they have a process for determining that? What is it based on?
The second issue I see is that the Sherman Oaks Veterinary Group is located in a fairly affluent section of Los Angeles. And while I'm sure there are instances where pet medical bills are difficult for people in Sherman Oaks to pay, I would be happier to see a charity that wasn't so narrow in scope.
To me, it'd be a bonus if the animal charity worked with the poor or inner city residents (like Barrio Dogs). Other excellent animal charities that I know about off the top of my head include Best Friends Animal Society and Red Rover.
All three of these organizations are registered 501(c) nonprofits and both Best Friends and Red Rover have their financial reports available for anyone to read.