Charities with the lowest administration costs are often those that prioritize direct service delivery and community impact over overhead expenses. Organizations like the Salvation Army and certain local food banks typically report lower administration ratios. However, it's important to consider that low administrative costs don't always equate to effectiveness; some effective charities may invest more in overhead to enhance their programs. Tools like Charity Navigator or GuideStar can help evaluate both efficiency and impact.
Administration is 3.8%. Fundraising uses and additional 5.9%. For information on many charities, go to charitynavigator. org
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Gale Wills has written: 'A marriage of convenience' -- subject(s): History, Social work administration, Charities
Fixed costs are costs that donot vary with the quantity of the product produce and have no relation with volume of product like administration staff salary or building rent etc.
Expenses of administration. Attorney fees, storage costs, court costs, mileage, executor or administrator's fees, costs of sale of property, etc.
The banks that have the lowest transaction costs would be Credit Unions which typically do not charge transaction fees. Other banks such as HSBC have transaction fees that amount to $2.50 per transaction.
Product costs is the costs are the costs incurred in the making of the product. Manufacturing costs --Direct Materials, Direct Labor, and Manufacturing Overhead. Product cost are also factory costs Period costs are the selling and administration costs. Electricity costs for the Accounting dept. is an administration costs but Electricity costs for the factory is Manufacturing Overhead.
Find out what state they are incorporated in, and check with the state's attorney's office on charitable institutions. Annual reports, available to the public, are filed each year. If it's over 10 percent "admin" costs, pass them by. Oh, and when you are asking them questions to find out, remember that real charities welcome such honest inquiries. There is a very trusted web site called Charity Navigator. They list many major charities and rate them. They also state what percents of their contributions go to fund raising and administration and how much goes to the program or cause that is being supported.
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When average variable costs equal to the average marginal cost, the average variable cost will be at the minimum point. i.e. lowest cost