there are "charities" that are actually for-profit organizations. these organizations are often multibillion-dollar firms that keep profits accrued from selling donated clothing. monetary donations are given for public goodwill, but only at relatively few percentages. for example, planet aid, a supposedly non-profit organization that collects donated clothing, reportedly gives only 11% of its total income to charities. such organizations often use drop-off boxes to collect clothes. these drop-off boxes look similar to their non-profit counterparts, which mislead the public into donating their clothes to them. such public deception prompted backlash, one example where a mayor called for the city's removal of for-profit clothing donation bins. to search for reputable charities, see charity navigator's website.