Charities

Based on its 2022 tax return, Freedom Service Dogs of America used joint cost accounting for 7.3 percent of its $5.7 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 2023 tax return, we calculate the Gary Sinise Foundation spent 82.0 percent of its $59.1 million budget on programs and 18.0 percent on overhead. This meets our recommendation that a charity spend at least 75 percent of its budget on programs. Gary Sinise Foundation filed three business… Read More

Based on its 2022 tax return, we calculate that Greater Los Angeles Veterans Research and Education Foundation spent 27.3 percent of its $6.5 million on overhead. This is higher than our recommended 25 percent maximum overhead spending. We do not recommend giving to Greater Los Angeles Veterans Research and Education… Read More

Based on its 2022 tax return, we calculate that H.E.R.O.E.S. Care spent 98.4 percent of its $18.8 million budget on programs and 1.6 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 any… Read More