Private charities have on average been terribly inefficient in the US.  However, in terms of Conspicuous consumption (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Conspicuous_consumption" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Conspicuous_consumption</a>) they are better than building ever larger boats.