[Trapper John]

Before we get too far down the road in this discussion. One thing to consider is that the % of donation dollar that goes to overhead (including fund raising) is not the only metric to evaluate.

The total dollars spent and numbers of wounded warriors receiving assistance is also important. One piece of reality is that to raise really significant dollars and to manage those dollars takes an infrastructure that is expensive. Sure an organization can raise a few million with, say 90% of the funds raised going to beneficiaries. However, to raise several tens or hundreds of millions can't be done effectively with a volunteer organization.

The smaller, more efficient charitable org may be able to help a few hundred or even a thousand beneficiaries. The larger and apparently less efficient charitable org, on the other hand, may be able to support tens of thousands beneficiaries.

In short, I am saying that there may be a "reverse" economy of scale operating here. To be fair, we should probably evaluate the total number of beneficiaries and the economic value of the benefit received on per beneficiary basis.

I think that is the more relevant question and not the % of my money as a single donor that goes to beneficiary support. After all it is about the beneficiaries and not about me.