haiti

Yeah, it's hard to imagine what it's like for people there right now, tho I bet some Puget Soundoff users have seen a fair share of trauma. Good point on concern for where donations go. There are a few reputable groups that are clearly not scammers.

If you ever want to know whether a charity is real and how much of the money goes to your cause, Charity Navigator is a great place to check. They have a page specifically on Haiti. I see that Yéle Haiti Foundation isn't listed, but Charity Navigator has a page about getting listed.

hHere are some of the reputable organizations taking part in the relief efforts:
 
•    The Clinton Foundation
              http://www.clintonfoundation.org
 
•    Doctors Without Borders
              http://doctorswithoutborders.org
 
•    Red Cross
              http://www.redcross.org
 
•    UNICEF
              http://www.unicef.org

•    Yéle Haiti
              http://yele.org/mission
              Haitian born, Grammy award winning musician Wyclef Jean founded Yéle Haiti in 2005. They aren't listed in Charity Navigator (which there may be a decent reason for), but have info at http://www.yele-haiti.org/about/directors.html

•    Hope for Haiti Now
              https://www.hopeforhaitinow.org/
              Hope for Haiti Now is the MTV associated group that just had a big music entertainment benefit and set  up a donation fund that goes directly to some of the groups listed above and a couple others.