Little Is Left Nonprofit organizations that do not sell products have to pay all these costs solely from the donations they take in. In addition, they spend much of the money people donate to the organization for non-research programs such as public health education, professional education and training, and community services. That leaves relatively little of one s donated dollar for research. You have a right to know how charities really spend your money, says Daniel Borochoff, AIP's founder and president. There is so much information the public doesn't have.
Some groups can get away with so much.
AIP uses annual reports and state and federal filings to determine a grade. It even keeps track of the nonprofits that refuse to cooperate, such as the environmental group World Resources Institute, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and the Arthritis Foundation. Another group that ranks charitable foundations, the New York City-based National Charities Information Bureau, finds that one out of every four of the 287 charities it tracks fails to meet its established criteria. Like AIP, NCIB requires each organization to spend 60 percent or more of its proceeds on programs. But it also demands that promotional materials be clear and accurate, that financial information be made available to potential donors upon request, and that each organization maintain diversity on its board and among its staff.