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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Well according to the article the Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust spends 96 percent of its budget on vets. I think most respected charities spend significantly more than 60% on their beneficiaries.

I work in the industry. Most respected charities must spend a LOT on fundraising. 96% is extremely rare. It kills me. Nonprofits have to compete for attention, yet no one wants them to spend money to actually draw attention to themselves.[/quote]

If you worked in the industry you would know: The DAV number is not completely true.  Sure, the DAV CST (the c3 arm) may spend 96% on programs.  But it's because Disabled American Veterans itself is a c4 organization that pays for the fundraising and administrative costs.

Look for 990 forms for 
DAV 31-0263158
vs DAV CST 52-1521276[/quote]

If WWW project were in the mid-eighties on philanthropic activity spending that would be fine, even if some other orgs were spending a higher percentage.  But spending only 60% (especially when it seems that they are fudging some fundraising expenses as "educational" activities) is troubling.

And what's with the big contributions to a trade association that pushes back aggressively against charity transparency and good governance efforts?[/quote]

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