But ...I hate poor people.

... And do you realize the infrastructure and transaction fees to donate just one cent are more than one cent? LOL.

At the end of the day, the decision to give money to organizations like yours can be thought of in terms of investment analysis. Central to investment analysis is the valuation of assets. The "assets" in this situation are the people in whom I would be "investing" - IE poor people.

Poor people tend not to possess sound financial decision making skills. An extra cent, or dollar, in their hand will lead to frivolous expenditures as opposed to saving & investment in order to benefit from compounding. This will benefit neither them nor society. Furthermore, the health of poor people tends to be a decreasing function of time. This makes them a depreciation asset.

On the other hand, I have the option of keeping the money myself. I happen to possess a tremendous amount of financial acumen - IE I have the ability to increase my total wealth through careful asset selection & optimal portfolio construction. Additionally, I am an astute consumer, and I therefore am more adept at identifying spending opportunities or opportunities to invest my money in non-financial assets which are vital to socially beneficial activities - such as technological advancement for example. This makes me an appreciation asset.

Taking all this into account, I cannot in good conscience choose to invest in a depreciation asset over an appreciation asset.

You were the one asking for pennies! Don't get snipy with me.

I think we need to give this guy some sort of encouragement for creating this organization and the heart of wanting to have a better for us and even our children to live in. However (yes, there is an however), THE ONLY WAY TO SOLVE ANY SOCIAL ISSUE IS THROUGH EDUCATION; NOT GIVING LIVING NECESSITIES TO THOSE THAT ARE IN NEED. I don't buy into giving money, shelter, food, clothing...etc to those that need them. I can give them tools, but the crops are up to them to harvest.

:O