2007-06-24 02:17:01 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Community Service
The new homeowners, but they have to put in a lot of sweat equity. Everything I've heard about them (and I've volunteered with them a bit too) seems very legit. Jimmy Carter was very involved with them, too, as I recall.
2007-06-25 03:23:22 · answer #1 · answered by xwdguy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only experience that I have with Habitat for Humanity is that I was once a donor. Notice that I wrote 'Once'. From the research I did before becoming a donor the money that was donated was for materials, land and to pay administrative costs. The benefactor of this charity had to meet certain income criteria, and had to be able to make the payments once the house was completed and they had to put in a set amount of hours building their own home. I agreed with all of this until Hurricane Katrina blew through and instead of putting their efforts into helping anybody and everybody they stuck with their original philosophy and many, many people had to leave their areas because they could not afford to rebuild. I think Habitat should have used their resources to build new houses and repair others regardless of the person's ability to pay or to help in the work. I have not sent them a dime since.
2007-06-24 09:24:50 · answer #2 · answered by kksay 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They post their IRS Form 990 on their website. You can look at the Form 990 and see how much they pay their top five executives and how much they pay their top five consultants. (It's at the very end, statements 163 and 165.) The top guy makes less than $80,000 a year, which is amazing considering it's a $300 million organization. It's a non-profit, so there really isn't any profit going anywhere, it goes back into the homes.
2007-06-25 05:05:41 · answer #3 · answered by Katherine W 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I also had donated to them a few times. Then I discovered they only select Christians' home, and no others. it is clearly an evangelical-minded charity. That is fine. I'll send my cash elsewhere where they do not discriminate.
I also know they are an organization which relies on the efforts of free labor. That is fine. ...and greatly discounted and/or donated materials,m unless these materials have to bought for a project....that is fine. I understand that little goes to the upkeep of their organization, and most goes into materials purchasing where necessary, coordination, and being executives.
2007-06-24 11:47:38 · answer #4 · answered by Legandivori 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tax Write-Off.
2007-06-24 11:57:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never look a gift horse in the mouth!
2007-06-27 18:03:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋