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A Method for Measuring and Partially Testing "Charitability", Second of Three Parts: Applying the Tool
Publication Date: July 2007
Publisher(s): Tax Policy Center
Author(s): C. Eugene Steuerle
Special Collection: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Topic: Human rights (Economic, social, and cultural rights)
Keywords: Nonprofit Sector; Charities; Community Organizations; Foundations and Philanthropy
Type: Report
Abstract:
All charities claim to be performing some good for others or for society. These "outputs" require inputs of charitable resources. Nongovernmental sources can be divided broadly into two major categories: financial or real capital, and volunteer labor. These contributions of money or property and time are typically tax favored. This article examines how the balance sheet exercise matching uses and sources of charitable "resources" can serve as a cross-check for how charitable an organization is.