I donate to local charities because I can see the results and I can trust the administration to give the majority of the funds to the people/purpose who need it.
Usually it's run by volunteers or a religious organization (provided their mandate is to provide help regardless of the receivers religion).
Are there any charity organizations with totally transparent accounting? I don't need nor expect charity organizations to be run by volunteers, and I'd prefer them to pay their administrators/employees a reasonable wage. But I have no idea which organizations user their donations efficiently.