2012 Annual Report on Charitable Solicitations in Colorado

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18. Program Services and Expenses

These charts compare the ratio of program service expenses to total expenses for all charities registered and for all charities listing a Colorado principal address.  The results show that on average charities devote a large percentage of their spending to their programs, with Colorado charities spending slightly less on average than all charities combined.

Ratio of program services to total expenses

All registered charities 2004 - 2011

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Chart showing ratio of program services expenses to total expenses (all charities) from 2004 - 2011; see text version for detail

Charities with a Colorado principal address 2004 - 2011

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Chart showing ratio of program services expenses to total expenses (CO charities) from 2004 - 2011; see text version for detail