Day: June 24, 2003

GPA on list of good non-profits

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From a few days ago in the paper. Houston Greyhound Pets of America among the best non-profits in the city…

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Nonprofits lend a bigger helping hand
Houston groups ranked at top in national study

By MIKE SNYDER
Copyright 2003 Houston Chronicle
June 19, 2003, 11:45PM

For every dollar it gets from donors, the Houston Area Women’s Center spends 84 cents on shelter and services for domestic violence survivors.

Only 16 cents goes to fund-raising and administrative costs.

Such efficiency is characteristic of Houston’s largest nonprofits, which rank among the nation’s best in a new study evaluating the financial health of some 2,500 tax-exempt organizations around the country.

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