Charity funding obligations and the cost of administration

Should large military charities be legally or morally obliged to fund smaller organizations treating service-related mental-health conditions?

The preference expressed is for a moral responsibility, with recognition that larger charities already contribute and face substantial administrative demands.

The follow-up asks whether large charities should have a legal or moral duty to fund smaller organizations providing mental-health care. Alex favours a moral responsibility and believes the larger charities are trying to help, while stressing the administrative burden that comes with their scale. He recalls a smaller charity that avoided expansion because it expected to need three full-time staff beyond a fundraising base that supported only one part-time employee. Accounting, legal work, and personnel administration all add costs as an organization grows. Paid administration therefore has a practical role alongside volunteer work and direct care.