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Old Mar 7, 2014 | 6:28 pm
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alex_b
 
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Originally Posted by circitmage
Sure there are thousands upon thousands of charities, but I'd suggest that there are a few charities of the stature, global reach, efficiency and compelling mission as CRS ... They are on par with the American Red Cross, Medicins Sans Frontiers, etc... on essentially all dimensions

What criteria does United use in accepting or rejecting charities for this program?
According to wiki (so to be taken with a grain of salt) CRS has a turnover of $900m against American Red Cross's $3.5bn. Also 5k employees vs 30k employees. That said I don't see why UA wouldn't have a fairly wide range of charities that M+ could donate to, it doesn't seem CRS is exactly niche.
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