By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News

When looking to donate to large organizations, where the money goes is important to donors.

United Way of Livingston County Executive Director Deb Howard looked to dispel some of the myths that people read when choosing whether or not to donate to the United Way. One big one is that donations go to pay the international director a large salary.

“The fact is he’s the head of 1,800 United Ways worldwide, and he should get a pretty decent paycheck for that. The most important thing for Livingston County is how much I contribute to that paycheck out of the money that’s contributed to us. I guarantee you it’s next to nothing compared to what he makes. Each United Way does pay dues and it’s based on how big or little your United Way is and we’re little, so we pay very little money to the United Way Worldwide to be a member,” Howard said.

Howard was a guest on a recent Community Forum and debunked other donation myths. That and other information is available in the podcast section at wjez.com.