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Why are there many Tzedaka organizations specifically in Israel that seem to do the exact same thing, give money and food to poor in Israel. So much money and resources are wasted to establish different organizations for no apparent reason.
Because there is a dire need for tzedaka that in unmet by any single organization.
The overhead of most of them are very little with almost the entire contributions going to the aniyim.
Merubim tzarchei amcha. B”h many people have stepped up to plate. Why does it bother you?
Ask your Rav. I’m sure he would be happy to advise you how to distribute your tzedaka money.
You’ll end up giving cumulatively less if there was only one organization asking you for a donation rather than five asking.
Joseph, how do you know about their overhead ? What is the average per centage that goes to overhead?
registered charities are supposed to disclose this info annually. you can look it up.
I know, but did Joseph look them up bef OK re stating they had low overhead?
In defense of the multiplicity of charities collecting for identical needs, one should keep in mind that as small as Israel (or any place, for that matter) may appear to be on a map, it’s really tough to physically reach out to a large percentage of its needy citizens.
Just like one needs local synagogues, schools, medical facilities, markets, etc, one needs local charities.
Joseph, how do you know about their overhead ? What is the average per centage that goes to overhead?
The overhead gives the collector a job. Isn’t that also Tzedaka?
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