This is the rip-off, if you axe me.  HALF goes to expenses.  What expenses?  And the self-serving use of the Ashram in Delhi, with absolutely no expertise, is a sham as well. 

In a related note, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is warning citizens to beware of one of the latest e-mail phishing scams, this one using the Asian tsunami tragedy as a ploy to bilk people out of monetary donations and steal their identity in the process.

Phishing scam e-mails are designed to trick the recipients into disclosing personal information such as account usernames, passwords, credit card numbers, social security numbers, and home addresses. Most of these e-mails look official and as a result, recipients often respond to them, resulting in financial losses, identity theft, and other fraudulent activity.

For a list of legitimate charitable organizations, visit www.usafreedomcorps.gov or http://www.charitywatch.org/hottopics/tsunami_asia.html. On these sites, you can find a list of agencies accepting donations for assistance to those affected by the tsunamis.