Highly Recommended Charities
We have created a rating system that, in our opinion, pulls out the most relevant information for each charity. Based on that data, we offer our opinion about donating.
Navy Marine Coast Guard Residence Foundation
Based on its 2022 tax return, we calculate that Navy Marine Coast Guard Residence Foundation spent 90.1 percent of its $35.5 million budget on programs and 9.9 percent on overhead. This meets our recommendation that a highly recommended charity spend at least 90 percent of its budget on programs. Navy… Read More
Operation Gratitude
Based on its 2022 tax return, we calculate that Operation Gratitude spent 90.4 percent of its $25.7 million budget on programs and 9.6 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
Operation Second Chance
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
Semper Fi & America’s Fund
Based on its 2023 tax return, we calculate that Semper Fi & America’s Fund spent 90.7 percent of its $49.6 million budget on programs and 9.3 percent on overhead. This meets our recommendation that a highly recommended charity spend at least 90 percent of its budget on programs. Semper Fi… Read More