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.

Hope for the Warriors

Based on its 2022 tax return, we calculate Hope for the Warriors spent 91.5 percent of its $8.2 million budget on programs and 8.5 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

HVAF of Indiana, Inc.

Based on its 2022 tax return, we calculate that HVAF of Indiana, Inc. spent 77.9 percent of its $10.3 million budget on overhead. This is higher than our recommended 25 percent maximum overhead spending. We do not recommend giving to HVAF of Indiana, Inc. See our lists of Highly… Read More

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America

Based on its 2022 tax return, we calculate that Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America spent 85.1 percent of its $3.4 million budget on programs and 14.9 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

K9s for Warriors

Based on its 2022 tax return, we calculate that K9s for Warriors spent 79.6 percent of its $25.8 million budget on programs and 20.4 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