Charity Navigator is a great site, thanks for the info. It's hard to know exactly where your money goes when you give. I usually like to donate locally, but there is a charity in California that I love, Performing Animal Welfare Society. I think they do a great job! I looked them up on Charity Navigator and they seem to use most of their money toward their sanctuaries (if I'm reading it right!). And the 2 people who run it are only paid $36,000/year????? That doesn't seem like very much, especially living in Cali.