Charities

Based on its 2020 tax return, we calculate that Freedom Alliance spent 29 percent of its $8.8 million budget on overhead. This is higher than our recommended 25 percent overhead spending. Additionally, Freedom Alliance used joint cost accounting for 15.2 percent of its budget. While legal, this accounting method can… Read More

Based on its 2020 tax return, Freedom Service Dogs of America used joint cost accounting for 5 percent of its $4.1 million budget. While legal, this accounting method is often used to disguise overhead costs as program spending. We recommend that no more than 5 percent of a budget be… Read More

Based on its 2019 tax return, we calculate the Gary Sinise Foundation spent 88.1 percent of its $38.9 million budget on programs and 11.9 percent on overhead. This meets our recommendation that a charity spend 75 percent of its budget on programs. We did not detect any issues with the… Read More

Based on its 2020 tax return, we calculate that Give an Hour spent 89.1 percent of its $2.3 million budget on programs and 10.9 percent on overhead. This meets our recommendation that a charity spend 75 percent of its budget on programs. We did not detect any issues with Give… Read More