I make donations to many different charities, but I do my own due diligence, in particular how much money actually goes to the cause in question, rather gets used to pay an expensive C-suite.
Signpost: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2...
Hacker News: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36029115
And for a laugh, see the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/04/style/katherine-maher-ash...
"The couple traveled around the world in early 2022 and moved to New York that June. ... On July 22, Erica Kochi, a friend of the couple who became a one-day deputy marriage commissioner in San Francisco, officiated the wedding before 140 guests on the lawn of Willow Camp in Stinson Beach, Calif. The day before, the groom rode in on a white horse for a Hindu ceremony.
“It was two days of cross-cultural celebration and community,” Ms. Maher said, “and a really big dance party.”"
I guess the donations helped pay for that as well.