Your grandpa and mine must have served in the same unit. To his dying day, he hated the RC. Told the story of being in the European theater, massive firefight had just ended. He's still covered in dirt, smoke, and blood. RC shows up, offering cigarettes -- yeah, I could really use one. Then they told him the price, and he told them to fuck off.
Yep, we are huge WCK fans. My wife already sent in our first donation to them.
We really are also looking to get guidance on LOCAL groups, which may well include local churches. They are often plugged in to direct community needs and, having worked with our local churches for disaster relief and similar needs in Texas, we know personally that it's pretty much a 100 pennies on the dollar go to the cause sort of thing. And they're generally pretty good at vetting the needs and making sure that people who really need help get the help. Presbyterian Disaster Relief is a national org, but works directly with local churches. And I have friends actively involved with both a Catholic and Methodist congregation in PP (the Catholic church burned, I know), so they will know of needs to fill.