Almost everyone will ask you for for money or drop their burdens on you at some point. Sometimes the quality of your life or possesion of your property directly correlates with your generosity. Some people thwart this by raising money to help the people, instead of actually helping them themselves. Passing the buck.

https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/#main-content

here you can check if the charity is registered for their 501c3 tax exemption. Don’t get tricked into funding someone’s plane tickets and paying their bills.

If it’s not raining money for people… It’s the dogs….