Oxfam America

From their website:

“Oxfam America is an international relief and development organization that creates lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and injustice. Together with individuals and local groups in more than 120 countries, Oxfam saves lives, helps people overcome poverty, and fights for social justice. We are an affiliate of Oxfam International.”

Oxfam, through efficient operations and minimized administrative costs allocates 79% of their expenditures on development programs and emergency relief. The AIP (American Institute of Philanthropy) recommends 60%. From the AIP site:

“In AIP’s view, 60% or greater is reasonable for most charities. “

Now that I’m aware of the AIP site I’m going to use it to check on the organizations I donate to and I suggest you do the same just to be sure your money is being put to good use. Nothing worse than donating money only to realize most of it goes to cover administration costs, etc.
Oxfam can use our help. Here’s a link to their donation page.

Thanks goes out to Matt for another great suggestion!