March 6, 2008
Americans Say Charities Spend Too Much on Overhead, Poll Finds
Sixty-two percent of Americans think that charities spend too much money on overhead costs such as fund raising and administration, according to a new study.
On average, people believe that charities spend about 36 cents of every dollar they receive on overhead, substantially more than the 22 cents the public thinks charities ought to spend, according to Ellison Research, a market-research company in Phoenix that conducted the study.
Actual spending on overhead varies greatly,
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