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.
H.E.R.O.E.S. Care
Based on its 2022 tax return, we calculate that H.E.R.O.E.S. Care spent 98.4 percent of its $18.8 million budget on programs and 1.6 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 any… Read More
Homeless Veteran Emergency Housing Facility
Based on its 2022 tax return, we calculate that Homeless Veteran Emergency Housing Facility spent 100 percent of its $2.1 million budget on programs and 0 percent on overhead. This meets our recommendation that a highly recommended charity spend at least 90 percent of its budget on programs. We did… Read More
Maine Veterans Home
Based on its 2022 tax return, we calculate that Maine Veterans Home spent 91 percent of its $95.9 million budget on programs and 9 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
Massachusetts Military Support Foundation Inc.
Based on its 2021 tax return, we calculate that Massachusetts Military Support Foundation Inc. spent 99.6 percent of its $41.3 million budget on programs and 0.4 percent on overhead. This meets our recommendation that a highly recommended charity spend at least 90 percent of its budget on programs. We did… Read More