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.

Npower Inc.

Based on its 2022 tax return, we calculate Npower Inc. spent 78.9 percent of its $24.9 million budget on programs and 21.1 percent on overhead. This meets our recommendation that a charity spend at least 75 percent of its budget on programs. Npower Inc. filed one statement of activates outside… Read More

Operation Finally Home

Based on its 2022 tax return, we calculate that Operation Finally Home spent 76.4 percent of its $10.3 million budget on programs and 23.6 percent on overhead. This meets our recommendation that a charity spend at least 75 percent of its budget on programs. We did not detect any issues… Read More

Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research

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

Save a Warrior (Warrior Meditation Foundation)

Based on its 2022 tax return, we calculate that Save a Warrior spent 82.9 percent of its $1.9 million budget on programs and 17.1 percent on overhead. This meets our recommendation that a charity spend at least 75 percent of its budget on programs. We did not detect any issues… Read More