10 Charities Overpaying their For-Profit Fundraisers
These 10 charities spend more than 50% of its budget paying for-profit fundraising professionals to solicit your hard-earned money. They are ranked by the percentage of their total functional expenses spent on professional fundraising fees. As a result, very little of the charity's spending is directed towards its programs and services.
| Rank | Charity | Program Expenses | Professional Fundraising Fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disabled Police and Sheriff's Foundation | 4.7% | 90.3% |
| 2 | Cancer Survivors' Fund | 8.5% | 88.1% |
| 3 | The Committee for Missing Children | 6.4% | 87.9% |
| 4 | Autism Spectrum Disorder Foundation | 18.5% | 77.2% |
| 5 | HonorBound Foundation | 20.3% | 67.0% |
| 6 | Kids Wish Network | 17.1% | 62.5% |
| 7 | Law Enforcement Education Program | 8.2% | 51.9% |
| 8 | Find the Children | 24.4% | 48.9% |
| 9 | Veterans Support Foundation | 18.9% | 48.8% |
| 10 | Purple Heart Foundation | 25.8% | 45.3% |
