So much misinformation.
Charities have many more expenses than just paying for research.
And just because every last cent isn't going directly into research, it does not mean the company isn't helping the cause. In 2013, 28% of the money went directly to research, 19% went to patient and community services (working with hospitals and caretakers to aid patients already afflicted in various ways), 32% to public and professional education (raising awareness and understanding of the disease and how to deal with it), 14% to fundraising to help bring in more money, and finally a whopping 7% to administration (running offices and paying employees).
A total of 93% of the money is used to directly help people with ALS in some way. Please stop spreading this sensationalist garbage.
When I just saw the thread title, my thought was "Yeah, this is why I don't donate to anything without first researching the charity"
But then I scrolled down the the pie chart and thought "wtf are you people stupid"
I do think the advertising budget is just a tad bit high, tho, and their executives definitely do get paid a lot
Here's for info for anyone who wants to see:
http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=3296#.VACYumMXOd4(assuming this is the right one, there's lots of results for "ALS")
