Charities

Based on its 2022 tax return, we calculate that Veterans Outreach Center spent 30.1 percent of its $3.2 million budget on overhead. This is higher than our recommended 25 percent overhead spending. We do not recommend giving to the Veterans Outreach Center. See our lists of Highly Recommended Charities and … Read More

Based on its 2022 tax return, we calculate that Veterans Transition Center of Monterey County spent 88 percent of its $3.9 million budget on programs and 12 percent on overhead. This meets our recommendation that a charity spend 75 percent of its budget on programs. We did not detect any… Read More

Based on its 2021 tax return, we calculate that Veterans United Foundation spent 96.8 percent of its $29.5 million budget on programs and 3.2 percent on overhead. This meets our recommendation that a highly recommended charity spend 90 percent of its budget on programs. We did not detect any issues… Read More

Based on its 2022 tax return, we calculate that the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund spent 65.4 percent of its $7.3 million budget on overhead. This is higher than our recommended 25 percent overhead spending. Additionally, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund used joint cost accounting for 39.2 percent of its annual… Read More