Charity Overhead Scanner

Not all charities spend your money wisely. We scanned thousands of nonprofits to find the ones with the highest overhead — and the ones that get the most to their cause.

Highest Overhead Ratios

Charities where the most money goes to admin & fundraising instead of programs.

# Charity Revenue Overhead Programs Spending Breakdown
1 STICHTING DRIESSEN FOUNDATION $259,923 81.1% 18.9%
Admin 81%
2 Fundacion Baraquiel D. Fimbres, Ac $5,144,136 59.2% 7.1%
Admin 59%
3 VERENIGING CEREBRALE PARESE $234,832 58.7% 41.3%
Admin 59%
4 STICHTING MUZIEKSPEELPLAATS $302,035 55.8% 44.2%
Admin 49% Fundraising 7%
5 STICHTING 75INQ $243,945 52.3% 47.7%
Admin 32% Fundraising 20%
6 Asociacion Alzheimer De Tampico Cd Madero, Ac $2,052,737 50.1% 15.5%
Admin 50%
7 STICHTING LAAT MIJ GAAN $456,017 47.9% 52.1%
Admin 28% Fundraising 20%
8 STICHTING NEXT NATURE NETWORK $7,126,922 45.3% 54.7%
Admin 22% Fundraising 23%
9 STICHTING IT4KIDS $1,061,209 44.9% 55.1%
Admin 3% Fundraising 42%
10 STICHTING KONINKLIJKE PIT PRO REGE $432,248 42.5% 57.5%
Admin 14% Fundraising 28%
11 STICHTING HET MUZIEKINSTRUMENTENFONDS $1,526,000 42.1% 57.9%
Admin 11% Fundraising 31%
12 Conde De Sierra Gorda, Ac $2,713,598 41.8% 17.1%
Admin 42%
13 STICHTING WERELDOUDERS $1,530,788 40.5% 59.5%
Admin 13% Fundraising 28%
14 Good Neighbors, Ac $6,777,475 40.4% 28.0%
Admin 40%
15 STICHTING UN WOMEN NATIONAAL COMITE NEDERLAND $389,888 38.7% 61.4%
Admin 1% Fundraising 37%
16 STICHTING VICKI BROWN $230,577 38.4% 61.7%
Admin 8% Fundraising 30%
17 VERENIGING TER BESCHERMING VAN HET ONGEBOREN… $1,624,917 37.9% 62.1%
Admin 9% Fundraising 29%
18 STICHTING QUIET COMMUNITY MAASTRICHT $102,052 37.6% 62.4%
Admin 21% Fundraising 16%
19 STICHTING STRONG BABIES $495,395 37.6% 62.5%
Admin 14% Fundraising 23%
20 STICHTING FAIRSPACE $682,224 37.4% 62.6%
Admin 33% Fundraising 4%
21 STICHTING TAAI $435,811 37.2% 62.8%
Admin 1% Fundraising 36%
22 STICHTING PARKINSONFONDS $5,653,159 37.0% 63.0%
Admin 3% Fundraising 34%
23 STICHTING DIERENWELZIJN ZEELAND $124,444 36.5% 63.5%
Admin 24% Fundraising 12%
24 STICHTING AMSTERDAMS UNIVERSITEITSFONDS $2,908,955 36.5% 63.5%
Admin 22% Fundraising 14%
25 STICHTING SPECIAL ARTS NEDERLAND $301,764 36.2% 63.8%
Admin 34% Fundraising 2%
26 STICHTING WILDLANDS NATUUR- EN EDUCATIE FONDS $835,802 35.9% 64.1%
Admin 1% Fundraising 35%
27 STICHTING BEAT BATTEN ] $370,898 35.6% 64.4%
Admin 11% Fundraising 24%
28 Animal Defense Heroes, Ac $1,943,871 35.0% 65.0%
Admin 35%
29 STICHTING HOGE VELUWE FONDS $4,810,172 34.4% 65.6%
Admin 9% Fundraising 25%
30 NEDERLANDSE VERENIGING VOOR AUTISME $2,159,354 34.3% 65.7%
Admin 27% Fundraising 8%
31 STICHTING DIVA DICHTBIJ $551,547 34.0% 66.0%
Admin 28% Fundraising 6%
32 STICHTING ORANGE BABIES $1,415,775 33.8% 66.2%
Admin 6% Fundraising 28%
33 STICHTING VLINDERKIND $568,157 33.6% 66.4%
Admin 10% Fundraising 23%
34 STICHTING HET ZEEUWSE LANDSCHAP $9,315,000 32.9% 67.1%
Admin 32% Fundraising 1%
35 STICHTING HAARWENSEN $314,313 32.5% 67.5%
Admin 13% Fundraising 19%
36 STICHTING DIERENARTSEN ZONDER GRENZEN-NEDERL… $192,489 32.3% 67.7%
Admin 31% Fundraising 1%
37 STICHTING ZEEHONDENCENTRUM PIETERBUREN $2,506,621 32.0% 68.0%
Admin 10% Fundraising 22%
38 DE NEDERLANDSE TUINENSTICHTING $194,827 31.9% 68.1%
Admin 29% Fundraising 3%
39 STICHTING PLASTIC SOUP FOUNDATION $1,255,870 31.8% 68.2%
Admin 11% Fundraising 21%
40 STICHTING VOGELASIEL DE FUGELHELLING $443,179 31.8% 68.2%
Admin 28% Fundraising 4%
41 STICHTING OOGFONDS NEDERLAND $2,582,600 31.6% 68.4%
Admin 13% Fundraising 18%
42 STICHTING OUD GELEERD JONG GEDAAN $1,033,590 31.3% 68.7%
Admin 10% Fundraising 21%
43 STICHTING FRIENDSHIP SPORTS CENTRE $4,547,850 30.9% 69.2%
Admin 7% Fundraising 24%
44 STICHTING RIGHT TO PLAY NEDERLAND $1,699,143 30.7% 69.3%
Admin 12% Fundraising 19%
45 ME/CVS STICHTING NEDERLAND $193,539 30.5% 69.5%
Admin 27% Fundraising 4%
46 STICHTING MAKE-A-WISH(R) NEDERLAND $6,795,280 30.5% 69.5%
Admin 7% Fundraising 24%
47 NEDERLANDSE STICHTING VOOR HET GEHANDICAPTE … $7,914,000 30.5% 69.5%
Admin 6% Fundraising 24%
48 STICHTING NATUUR EN MILIEUFEDERATIE LIMBURG $745,925 30.4% 69.6%
Admin 29% Fundraising 2%
49 STICHTING KAMERS MET AANDACHT $1,273,192 30.3% 69.7%
Admin 29% Fundraising 1%
50 STICHTING AGAPE $1,382,311 30.3% 69.7%
Admin 30% Fundraising 0%
51 VERENIGING REMBRANDT $7,174,102 30.1% 69.9%
Admin 10% Fundraising 20%
52 ZENDINGSGENOOTSCHAP DER EVANGELISCHE BROEDER… $607,609 30.1% 69.9%
Admin 17% Fundraising 13%
53 STICHTING FOODWATCH NEDERLAND $795,953 30.0% 70.0%
Admin 15% Fundraising 15%
54 STICHTING METAKIDS $15,483,648 29.9% 70.1%
Admin 3% Fundraising 27%
55 STICHTING KONINKLIJKE HONDENBESCHERMING $920,763 29.8% 70.2%
Admin 17% Fundraising 13%
56 MERCY CORPS NETHERLANDS $2,140,995 29.8% 70.2%
Admin 21% Fundraising 9%
57 STICHTING KINDERDROOMWENS $109,207 29.7% 70.3%
Admin 14% Fundraising 15%
58 STICHTING BONT VOOR DIEREN $389,825 29.6% 70.4%
Admin 15% Fundraising 14%
59 STICHTING CHOICE FOR YOUTH AND SEXUALITY $1,046,919 29.6% 70.5%
Admin 26% Fundraising 4%
60 NEDERLANDSE STICHTING INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN… $1,703,957 29.5% 70.5%
Admin 9% Fundraising 21%
61 STICHTING AMBULANCE WENS $2,020,071 29.4% 70.6%
Admin 15% Fundraising 14%
62 STICHTING OVERLEVEN MET ALVLEESKLIERKANKER $2,990,740 29.2% 70.9%
Admin 8% Fundraising 21%
63 STICHTING EPILEPSIENL $3,962,276 29.0% 71.0%
Admin 8% Fundraising 21%
64 STICHTING VAN HET KIND $3,861,268 29.0% 71.0%
Admin 9% Fundraising 20%
65 STICHTING FONDSWERVING VILLA PARDOES $2,484,818 28.8% 71.2%
Admin 6% Fundraising 23%
66 STICHTING EYE CARE FOUNDATION $2,170,446 28.7% 71.3%
Admin 8% Fundraising 21%
67 NATUUR- EN MILIEUFEDERATIE NOORD-HOLLAND $1,417,656 28.7% 71.4%
Admin 26% Fundraising 3%
68 STICHTING VRIENDEN VAN DE HOOP $3,124,267 28.6% 71.4%
Admin 10% Fundraising 18%
69 NEDERLANDSE BRANDWONDEN STICHTING $7,704,102 28.5% 71.5%
Admin 13% Fundraising 16%
70 STICHTING PARKINSONNEDERLAND $3,493,990 28.4% 71.6%
Admin 8% Fundraising 20%
71 STICHTING CHARLIE BRAVEHEART $805,425 28.1% 71.9%
Admin 12% Fundraising 16%
72 STICHTING INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION THE … $3,331,022 28.0% 72.0%
Admin 12% Fundraising 16%
73 STICHTING HARTEKIND $1,762,515 27.9% 72.1%
Admin 6% Fundraising 22%
74 STICHTING TERRE DES HOMMES NEDERLAND $30,557,424 27.9% 72.1%
Admin 7% Fundraising 21%
75 STICHTING MET JE HART $1,387,877 27.8% 72.2%
Admin 10% Fundraising 18%
76 STICHTING CLINICLOWNS NEDERLAND $17,109,422 27.8% 72.2%
Admin 5% Fundraising 23%
77 STICHTING MISSIE-VERKEERSMIDDELEN ACTIE $1,866,033 27.8% 72.2%
Admin 5% Fundraising 23%
78 STICHTING HANDICAPNEDERLAND $6,059,908 27.6% 72.4%
Admin 9% Fundraising 18%
79 STICHTING DE OPKIKKER $4,081,360 27.3% 72.7%
Admin 6% Fundraising 21%
80 STICHTING BEARS IN MIND $446,793 27.3% 72.7%
Admin 21% Fundraising 6%
81 STICHTING ADVOCATEN VOOR ADVOCATEN, LAWYERS … $247,767 27.2% 72.8%
Admin 27%
82 HERSENSTICHTING NEDERLAND $24,040,739 27.1% 72.9%
Admin 8% Fundraising 19%
83 STICHTING HULPHOND NEDERLAND $11,387,721 27.0% 73.0%
Admin 4% Fundraising 23%
84 STICHTING GREENPEACE NEDERLAND $26,973,000 27.0% 73.0%
Admin 4% Fundraising 23%
85 STICHTING KONINKLIJK NEDERLANDS GELEIDEHONDE… $15,234,000 26.8% 73.2%
Admin 6% Fundraising 20%
86 STICHTING DE STER $381,534 26.8% 73.2%
Admin 20% Fundraising 6%
87 STICHTING 'T PRAETHUYS $238,098 26.7% 73.3%
Admin 20% Fundraising 7%
88 STICHTING VIER VOETERS $4,523,636 26.6% 73.4%
Admin 7% Fundraising 19%
89 STICHTING DIABETESPLUS $266,305 26.5% 73.5%
Admin 17% Fundraising 10%
90 STICHTING WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION AFDELING N… $6,385,236 26.1% 73.9%
Admin 4% Fundraising 22%
91 STICHTING ACTIONAID $2,825,055 25.8% 74.2%
Admin 6% Fundraising 20%
92 STICHTING EDUKANS $5,831,845 25.6% 74.4%
Admin 8% Fundraising 18%
93 STICHTING WAKIBI $198,199 25.6% 74.4%
Admin 9% Fundraising 17%
94 STICHTING REUMANEDERLAND $14,483,000 25.6% 74.5%
Admin 2% Fundraising 23%
95 STICHTING HEIFER NEDERLAND $1,376,928 25.5% 74.5%
Admin 7% Fundraising 19%
96 STICHTING MDL FONDS $11,082,502 25.5% 74.5%
Admin 8% Fundraising 18%
97 STICHTING VETERANEN SEARCH TEAM $698,014 25.4% 74.6%
Admin 12% Fundraising 13%
98 NIERSTICHTING NEDERLAND $19,753,000 25.0% 75.0%
Admin 6% Fundraising 19%
99 STICHTING FONDS SLACHTOFFERHULP $8,281,422 25.0% 75.0%
Admin 2% Fundraising 23%
100 STICHTING BUREAU BURGERBERAAD $506,819 25.0% 75.0%
Admin 23% Fundraising 2%

Most Efficient Charities

These large charities keep overhead under 5% — nearly every dollar goes to the cause.

Fundar Centro De Analisis E Invest…
0.0% overhead
$63,073,376 revenue
Hospitalito Gustavo Guerrero, Ac
0.0% overhead
$45,978,011 revenue
Fundacion Alberto Bailleres, Ac
0.1% overhead
$897,562,695 revenue
Ancla Eterna, Ac
0.1% overhead
$6,884,622 revenue
Laboratorio De Soluciones Colabora…
0.1% overhead
$48,283,506 revenue
Moralizacion Y Accion Social, Ac
0.1% overhead
$17,983,246 revenue
Orfanatorio Magdalena Sofia, Ac
0.2% overhead
$2,546,843 revenue
Hogares San Francisco Contra El Al…
0.2% overhead
$1,941,159 revenue
Fundacion John Langdon Down, Ac
0.3% overhead
$42,151,959 revenue
Hogar Marillac, Ac
0.3% overhead
$21,432,533 revenue
Junta Hermanos, Ac
0.3% overhead
$2,311,276 revenue
Fundacion Internacional Maria Luis…
0.3% overhead
$17,656,221 revenue
Fundacion De Rehabilitacion Infant…
0.4% overhead
$90,724,392 revenue
Fundacion Rafael Donde, Iap
0.4% overhead
$1,947,952,568 revenue
Bufete Juridico Gratuito Social, Ac
0.4% overhead
$4,034,456 revenue
Jovenes Constructores De La Comuni…
0.5% overhead
$17,767,789 revenue
Banco De Alimentos De Veracruz, Ac
0.5% overhead
$75,130,777 revenue
Protectora Nacional De Animales, Ac
0.5% overhead
$25,694,130 revenue
Dignidad Y Justicia En El Camino, …
0.6% overhead
$13,409,877 revenue
Asociacion Mexicana De Bancos De A…
0.6% overhead
$832,616,954 revenue
Programs Admin Fundraising

What Is Charity Overhead?

Overhead refers to the percentage of a charity's expenses that go to administration and fundraising rather than programs. While some overhead is necessary to run an organization effectively, extremely high overhead ratios can indicate inefficiency or mismanagement.

The Better Business Bureau's Wise Giving Alliance recommends charities spend at least 65% of expenses on program activities. CharityWatch considers 75%+ to be efficient.