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tackle such matters ranked high among taus private donors. lames. "You will have people who aze not that were mo posed, were considered leas. At the Anti-Defamation League of B' nai anti-Semitic, but who have a negative attitude credibl to which people said they would B'rith, a Jewish educational and advocacy toward Israel, who oppose these groups; 'said nev ate. group, representatives said they were not sur- Mr. Jacobson. e o advocacy group is black Special Olympics, which promotes athletic competition for e. "The Anti-Defa- p that takes very The Billy am the disabled, was widely viewed as the most credible rsia, issues, and, by received some of th land, you're going charities that were ' charity. Seventy-three percent of Americans rated the or- lvir. Jacobson Baia. was No. 1 on the r ganization very honest or extremely honest. It far outpaced Broadcasting Net- eredleast credible, vey, which ranked people said they the second-place organization, the Girl Scouts-rated elevision ministry, among charities th credible by 65 percent. st opposed cause. supported financial] k with what we find ings did no[ neces a Kapp,vice-presi- problems, however The Billy Graham orga- dentof public relations for the network, which nization raised $69.7 million last yeaz, plat- `Negative Attitude' raised $92 million last year, placing it 52nd ing it No. 80 on [he Philanthropy 400, The In addition [o anti-Semitism, other factors in [he Philanthropy 400. Chronicle's annual compilation of the chari- may have led some people to oppose groups ties [hat raise the most money from with the words"Jewish"and"Israel"in their 1. American Heart Association 80.9 % 1. Mothers Against Drunk 1. Salvation Army 27.7 Driving 51.0 2. Mothers Against Drunk 2. American Cancer Society 26.3 Driving 79.7 2. Ronald McDonald House 49.8 3. American Red Cross 23.7 3. Salvation Army 79.2 3. Amedcan Red Cross 48.0 4. Goodwill Industries 23.5 4. American Cancer Society 78.2 4. Salvation Army 47.1 5. Girl Scouts 22.2 5. Gid Scouts 78.1 5. American Heart Association 45.1 6. United Way 21.6 6. Ronald McDonald House 77.6 6. Humane society 42.0 7. American Heart Association 21.1 7. Boy Scouts 77.4 7. Boy Scouts 41.7 8. Boy Scouts 20.2 8. American Retl Cross 76.1 8. Girl Scouts 40.9 9. Special Olympics 18.1 9. March of Dimes Birth 9. Shriners Hospitals for Defects Foundation 74.5 Cdppled Children 40.4 10. March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation 17.3 X 10. Special Olympics 73.4 10. American Cancer Society 38.4 11. Ronald McDonald House 16.9 11. Muscular Dystrophy 11. Public broadcasting 38.2 Association 72.4 12. Society for the Prevention 12. Amedcan Association of Cruelty to Animals 15.4 12. American Diabetes of Retired Persons 38.1 Association 72.3 13. Mothers Against Drunk 13. Special Olympics 37.8 Driving 15.1 13. Humane society 72.3 14. March of Dimes Birth 14. Humane society 13.6 14. Goodwill Industries 72.0 Defects Foundation 37.7 15. Muscular Dystrophy 15. American Lung Association 70.8 15. Amedan Lung Association 36.0 Association 13.3 16. Amedcan Association 16. Muscular Dystrophy 16. Amedcan Lung Association 13.1 of Retired Persons 70.2 Association 34.4 17. Public broadcasting 12.7 17. Public broadcasting 69.2 17. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 33.8 19. Shriners Hospitals for 18. Shriners Hospitals for Cdppled Children 12.2 Crippled Children 69.2 16. American Diabetes Association 33.8 19. American Diabetes 19. American Foundation for Association 11.7 the Blind 68.7 19. United Way 33.2 20. AIDS research 11.3 20. Multiple Sclerosis SocieTy 66.8 20. Goodwill Industries 32.1 SOI 12/91