Saundra Schimmelpfennig, a former aid official, takes aim at a popular target: the fixation in the charity world on administrative costs. Ms. Schimmelpfennig, who is writing a book on how aid can ...

We have recently seen an increase in audits by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (“FERC”) Office of Enforcement (“OE”) that take issue with the way electric utilities and interstate natural ...

Jay Greene is a senior research fellow in the Center for Education Policy at The Heritage Foundation. Defenders of 60% overhead rates, however, insist that they absolutely need this money to cover ...

The issue of nonprofit overhead costs continues to come up in conversations with nonprofit board members, funders, and donors. I wrote a column on this topic last year and decided to roll it out again ...

SALT LAKE CITY — A federal judge temporarily blocked a new Trump administration rule that would cap the amount of overhead costs universities and researchers could charge the federal government. Last ...

Hospital overhead costs rose by $2.7 billion in Rhode Island between 1996 and 2022. Rhode Island hospitals have the second-highest overhead costs in the country, report says. Rhode Island faces a ...

The overhead ratio measures how much of a company's total revenue is spent on indirect costs. This metric is useful for identifying areas where costs can be reduced to improve profitability. Analyzing ...

As a business leader in charge of ensuring your company’s ability to thrive—no matter what type of economy financial experts are predicting—it would serve your team best to plan ahead and put systems ...

Universities are protesting the Trump administration’s plan to limit the overhead, also known as indirect costs, covered by federal research grants. They argue this change violates a long-standing ...

Sixty-two percent of the public thinks that charities spend too much money on overhead costs such as fund raising and administration, according to a new study, a belief that could make it harder for ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...