This week, our Charity Spotlight is shining on the Heifer Project. I like this charity in particular because it works to provide low income farmers with farm animals to enable them to provide for themselves and their families. The idea of providing those who don’t have the opportunities we enjoy with the chance to lift themselves out of their dire economic situations appeals to my sense of helping people to pull themselves up by their bootstraps. Now, onto my full report:
Charity: Heifer Project International
Website: www.heifer.org
Organization: Heifer International is an independent 501(c)(3) organization, allowing contributions that are made to it to be deducted from the donor’s income tax.
Goals: Heifer International works to provide low income families in the United States and abroad with animals like cows, goats, and chickens, in order to help the recipients build their lives. They work to educate the recipients about the care of the animals, as well as promoting gender equality and and microloans.
Classification: The NTEE classification on Guidestar lists Heifer International as an International Agricultural Development, Other Food, Agriculture and Nutrition, and Animal Related Activities organization.
BBB Report: United States Fund for the Heifer Project meets all twenty Standards for Charity Accountability as set out by the BBB. These standards ensure that there is adequate oversight, methods of measuring effectiveness, use most of the finances toward charitable purposes and engage in proper fundraising.
Expenses: As noted by the Better Business Bureau, the Heifer Project spends 18% of its budget on fund raising and 7% of its budget on administrative expenses.
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