CBJ Feb 8 - The federal government window to match donations is set to close Friday, and charities and NGOs are hoping the incentive will give one final push to their fundraising pitches. But administrative costs, logistical challenges and, in some cases, shady bookkeeping mean some donations are more likely than others to end up helping survivors of the magnitude 7.0 earthquake.

Polling several leading aid groups in Canada reveals some guarantee every dollar of every donation will be sent to Haiti but many take a percentage to process the funds. The percentages vary from 2 to 10 per cent and cover such costs as advertising, manning call centres and maintaining website servers.

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