I haven't read the article, but 2 quick observations: 1) ALS charities don't only do research. They also provide other resources for people and families affected by the disease.
2) Project ALS is a well-audited research-only charity. More than 90% of its budget goes to research. jrs On Aug 27, 2014, at 9:18 AM, Rajesh Mehar wrote: > I have no attachment or antagonism towards the Ice Bucket Challenge > campaign, but what the viral-ness of the campaign has caused is increased > scrutiny, and consequently some interesting revelations. This link below > talks of one FB user's research that for every $100 contributed to the > cause, only $7 goes to research. > > http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-facebook-user-claims-that-only-7-of-als-challenge-donations-go-towards-research-2013571 > > Somehow, this fact (??) brings to the fore of my mind the skeptical part of > me who is deeply suspicious of large charitable organizations that have > mega marketing budgets and humongous 'administrative costs'.
