Charities

Based on its 2022 tax return, Veterans Medical Research Foundation spent 26.3 percent of its $16.1 million budget on overhead. This is higher than our recommended 25 percent maximum overhead spending. We do not recommend giving to the Veterans Medical Research Foundation. See our lists of Highly Recommended Charities and … Read More

Based on its 2022 tax return, we calculate that Veterans Multi-Service Center spent 91.3 percent of its $14.8 million budget on programs and 8.7 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

Based on its 2023 tax return, we calculate that Veterans of Foreign Wars spent 61.5 percent of its $95.7 million budget on overhead. This is higher than our recommended 25 percent maximum overhead spending. Additionally, Veterans of Foreign Wars used joint cost accounting for 38.5 percent of its budget. While… Read More

Based on its 2023 tax return, the net assets of Veterans of Foreign Wars Foundation equal 3.84 times its $4.8 million budget. This may be an indication that the group is spending too little of its donations on programs. We recommend net assets exceed no more than 3 years of… Read More