Right now fires are blazing in California, many Texans are without permanent housing, and Puerto Rico is still in a state of disaster. This leaves many wondering where they can gear their philanthropic efforts. The only answer that comes to mind: do not donate to the American Red Cross.

The American Red Cross is the most notorious out of a long list of charities that does not give the proper assistance to those in need. That isn’t to say the ARC does nothing with its money, the group excels at doling out immediate aid, such as blankets, food and water.

However, since the charity is popular and receives millions of dollars in donations, employees struggle with deciding what to do with the money to help those affected by natural disasters in the long run.

For example, after the earthquake in Haiti, the ARC received nearly 500 million in donations. ProPublica and NPR report that while the organization claims to have constructed 150,000 permanent homes, it only built six.

The publications also reported that nearly one-third of the money donated went to administrative costs as well.

Recently, an NPR reported pressed an executive of ARC, Brad Kieserman, for statistics regarding how much of the money raised to benefit Hurricane Harvey victims will actually be allocated for aid. Kieserman had no response.

While it would be impossible and irresponsible to completely halt donations to the ARC, the lives of those affected by natural disasters would be much better off in the long run if people donated to charities localized in the areas of those impacted.