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November 28, 2003
HDSA Care Spending
I was surprised. Until I broke down the numbers, I didn't realize how much of my donations to HDSA actually went to care-related programs.
Earlier this year I posted a report on HDSA and how it spends its money. Fortunately for the HD community, HDSA proved to be very responsible with its money. However, there are some in the community who have questions on how they split their money between care-related programs and research programs.
Recently, I've had a chance to go over their IRS records for 2002 (last year available) and I can now provide a greater breakdown on how the program money is spent.
Funding for charities comes from grants and donations. Generally speaking, a charity must follow the rules of any grant they receive. They don't have a choice as to where the money is spent. Donations generally come without any significant strings attached.
When you look at total program expenditures (which combines grants and donations) 46% of HDSA's money goes to research and 54% goes to care.
However, when you remove the grant money and only look at how they divy up donations you get a very different picture. HDSA allocates 79.5% of donation's to care-related programs and 20.5% of donations to research programs.
This should make those who prefer care spending very happy! Further, if you add in the grant money that goes to care programs HDSA spends more on care-related programs than they receive in total donations (which is, of course, excluding grants).
For those who like looking at the numbers, here they are:
Program Spending
$1,723,513 Counseling & Referral Services
$ 606,937 Publications, Newsletters
$1,098,288 Chapters (Workshops, Seminars, Symposiums, etc.)
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$3,428,738 Total Care-Related Programs ($827,500 from Grants)
$2,912,743 Research Programs ($2,241,668 from grants)
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$6,341,481 Total Program Expenditures
Program Revenue By Type
Grants - $3,069,168
Donations - $3,272,313
Donation Expenditure By Category
Research Programs - $671,075 (20.5% of donations)
Care-Related Programs - $2,444,813 (79.5% of donations)
Posted by Dave at November 28, 2003 09:54 PM
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