My husband also speaks highly of the S.A. He was stationed at Camp Pendleton when his mother died. He was broke and asked the Red X to help him get home. They refused so he asked the S.A. They paid his way home and back. We always donate to them.
Sure it's a "religious" organization, but they just simply help people.
Michael Medved, a Jew, even has a red kettle on his website for donations. And Ray Kroc's (McDonalds owner) wife (Jewish)left a very hefty sum in her will to the SA.
They know it will literally do good in this world.
BTW, it happens every year, but there is some good samaritan who drops a $100 bill that wraps a gold bullion bar into a kettle, anonymously.
If I had the means, I'd love to do the same.