"It is a myth that most charitable donations go on administration costs. According to the UK Civil Society Almanac 2022, 86% of the sector’s expenditure related to activities directly linked to a charity’s purpose." From the ICAEW, that is the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Just saying that it is quite possible it is not really a big issue IRL and most charities have 10-30% of donations go to admin and other expenses. Big things to think about, usually the factors affecting this include size of the charity. Larger ones are more efficient and use lower percentages of donations on admin. If you are really worried then seek out the bigger charities perhaps. Alternatively look at those who do not have an advertising cost to pay for perhaps.
If I was to do what Accy is thinking of doing I would seek out my nearest donkey sanctuary or charity and help them with my donation. Those often are struggling more than the big international donley charities who use a lot to advertise for donations and other things that might not be directly helping donkeys. I once knew of someone who did take on the oddnrescue donkeys, not sure if they were a charity though they did take any offer of help with what they did. I think some of that came from feed supplier offering them hefty discounts.
