| Over the past few years there has been a | | | | - International Masters Publishers |
| significant decline in the amount of direct mail | | | | - Boardroom Top 10 Non-Profit Mailers |
| (a.k.a. snail mail) sent in the United States to | | | | - Smithsonian Institute |
| homes and businesses. But why does my home | | | | - U.S. Fund for UNICEF |
| mailbox still overflow with junk mail? It seems | | | | - Habitat for Humanity |
| that as direct mail marketing budgets have been | | | | - The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society |
| slashed and some companies pull back from | | | | - March of Dimes |
| sending mail, others see that as an opportunity to | | | | - World Wildlife Fund |
| send more junk mail. ChangeOfAddress.org | | | | - Paralyzed Veterans of America |
| decided to research which profit and non-profit | | | | - Humane Society of the U.S. |
| organizations are currently sending the most snail | | | | - Alzheimer's Association |
| mail. | | | | - National Wildlife Federation 56% of all the top 50 |
| Here are the results of this search. | | | | mailers in the U.S. are for-profit organizations. |
| Top 10 For-Profit Mailers | | | | 44% of all the top 50 mailers in the U.S. are |
| - Publishers Clearing House - They are the overall | | | | non-profit organizations that are either soliciting for |
| largest sender of direct mail in the U.S. | | | | donations or attempting to collect on pledges via |
| - The Economist Group | | | | mailers. |
| - Conde Naste | | | | Is your mailbox overflowing more than you email |
| - Direct Brands | | | | in box? What are some solutions to this paper |
| - Consumers Union | | | | overload? Do you recycle your junk mail? Have |
| - Omaha Steaks | | | | you ever successfully opted out of a snail mail |
| - Rodale | | | | catalog? Share your thoughts! |
| - Hachette Filipacchi Media | | | | |