Charities

Based on its 2023 tax return, we calculate that Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research spent 85.2 percent of its $30.7 million budget on programs and 14.8  percent on overhead. This meets our recommendation that a charity spend at least 75 percent of its budget on programs. We did not… Read More

Based on its 2023 tax return, we calculate that Paralyzed Veterans of America spent 44.1 percent of its $97.2 million budget on overhead. This is higher than our recommended 25 percent maximum overhead spending. Additionally, Paralyzed Veterans of America used joint cost accounting for 48.4 percent of its budget. While… Read More

Based on its 2022 tax return, we calculate that the Pat Tillman Foundation spent 73.4% percent of its $5.1 million budget on programs. This is lower than our recommended 75 percent  program spending. We do not recommend giving to the Pat Tillman Foundation. See our lists of Highly Recommended… Read More

Paws for Purple Hearts used joint cost accounting for 36.7 percent of its $9.3 million budget. While legal, this accounting method can disguise overhead costs as program spending. We recommend that no more than 5 percent of a budget be allocated to joint cost accounting. We do not recommend giving… Read More