Charities

Based on its 2021 tax return, we calculate that Blue Star Families spent 84.5 percent of its $13.3 million budget on programs and 15.2 percent on overhead. This meets our recommendation that a charity spend at least 75 percent of its budget on programs. Blue Star Families filed one transaction… Read More

Based on its 2022 tax return, we calculate the Bob Woodruff Family Foundation used joint cost accounting for 10.7 percent of its $16.7 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… Read More

Based on its 2022 tax return, we calculate that the Building Homes for Heroes spent 95.5 percent of its $11.2 million budget on programs and 4.5 percent on overhead. This meets our recommendation that a highly recommended charity spend at least 90 percent of its budget on programs. We did… Read More

Based on its 2022 tax return, we calculate that Center for Military Recruitment Assessment and Veterans Employment / Helmets to Hardhats spent 83.1 percent of its $2.8 million budget on programs and 16.9 percent on overhead. This meets our recommendation that a charity spend at least 75 percent of its… Read More