Highly 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.

Air Force Enlisted Village

Highly Recommended

Based on its 2021 tax return, we calculate that Air Force Enlisted Village spent 91.4 percent of its $13.1 million budget on programs and 8.6 percent on overhead. This meets our recommendation that a charity spend 75 percent of its budget on programs. We did not detect any issues with… Read More

Black Veterans for Social Justice

Highly Recommended

Based on its 2019 tax return, we calculate that Black Veterans for Social Justice spent 96 percent of its $37.2 million budget on programs and 4 percent on overhead. This meets our recommendation that a charity spend 75 percent of its budget on programs. We did not detect any issues… Read More

Blue Star Families

Highly Recommended

Based on its 2020 tax return, we calculate that Blue Star Families spent 86.3 percent of its $7.7 million budget on programs and 13.7 percent on overhead. This meets our recommendation that a charity spend 75 percent of its budget on programs. Insider transaction. In its 2020 tax filing Blue… Read More

Building Homes for Heroes

Highly Recommended

Based on its 2020 tax return, we calculate that the Building Homes for Heroes spent 93.7 percent of its $10.6 million budget on programs and 6.3 percent on overhead. This meets our recommendation that a charity spend 75 percent of its budget on programs. We did not detect any issues… Read More