National Veterans Foundation

Based on its 2020 tax return, we calculate that the National Veterans Foundation spent 81 percent of its $620,000 budget on programs and about 19 percent on overhead. This meets our recommendation that a charity spend 75 percent of its budget on programs.

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The National Veterans Foundation’s Mission is to serve the crisis management, information and referral needs of all U.S. Veterans and their families through: Management and operation of the nation’s oldest toll-free, vet-to-vet helpline for all Veterans and their families; public awareness programs that shine a consistent spotlight on the needs of America’s Veterans; and outreach services that provide Veterans and families in need with food, clothing, transportation, employment and other essential resources.