Charitable Giving Outpaces That From Other Disasters - New York Times

Charitable Giving Outpaces That From Other Disasters - New York Times: "Charitable Giving Outpaces That From Other Disasters


By STEPHANIE STROM
Published: September 13, 2005

Donations for the victims of Hurricane Katrina have come in at a blistering pace that exceeds that of other recent disasters, charities are saying.

Almost all of the money is going to the American Red Cross, in large part because other international relief and development organizations simply do not have significant operations in the United States. Some groups, like Oxfam and Mercy Corps, are now reassessing their long-held assumption that the federal government is equipped to handle American crises and are taking steps to help as well."