How Much for Fund-Raising?

written by the Evangelical Council For Financial Accountability

One of the most confusing topics in the nonprofit community, both secular and religious, is the evaluation of fund-raising costs. Should fund-raising costs be calculated as a percentage of total income or contributed income? Should the data include gifts-in-kind, grants, or estates? These questions barely take us past the starting point in a maze that has regulators and practitioners at odds. However, it is an issue that everyone acknowledges as important . . .

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IRS 990s

Non-profit organizations file a form 990 to the IRS every year. It includes information such as the distribution of expenses. Here are copies for public inspection.

pdf IRS 990 July 2010 through June 2011 [PDF, 35 pages, 1260KB