Charities

Based on its 2022 tax return, we calculate that Operation Homefront spent 29.8% percent of its $43.9 million budget on overhead. This is higher than our recommended 25 percent maximum overhead spending. Additionally, Operation Homefront used joint cost accounting for 10.1 percent of its budget. While legal, this accounting method… Read More

Based on its 2022 tax return, we calculate that Operation Second Chance spent 93.2 percent of its $1.6 million budget on programs and 6.8 percent on overhead. This meets our recommendation that a highly recommended charity spend at least 90 percent of its budget on programs. We did not detect… Read More

Based on its 2022 tax return, we calculate that Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research spent 86.1 percent of its $29.7 million budget on programs and 13.9  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 2022 tax return, we calculate that Paralyzed Veterans of America spent 63.8 percent of its $109.2 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 38.7 percent of its budget. While… Read More