Transparency
Fiscal 2025 (example)Where the money goes
Every year we publish where our money came from, where it went, what the auditors found and what our top roles are paid. In plain words, with nothing hidden in the footnotes.
Of every dollar we spent in fiscal 2025
84¢
went to programs and responses
Example figure
How we spent it
Fiscal 2025 (example)If you gave $100
- Programs and responses: $84
- Fundraising: $10
- Administration: $6
Program spending by program
Share of the 84% spent on programs.
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Emergency shelter 26%
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Rebuilding homes 21%
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Food and water 18%
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Preparedness 14%
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Recovery support 12%
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First aid and health 9%
Where the money came from
Share of total income.
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One-time gifts from individuals 38%
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Monthly givers 24%
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Foundations 15%
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Businesses 10%
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Government grants 9%
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Other 4%
Bars are scaled for readability; the percentages are the figures. All numbers are examples for a fictional charity.
Our promises to donors
Four things we always do
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Your gift goes where you say
If you choose a fund, that is where it goes. If a response fund is fully covered, we say so on the page and tell you where extra gifts will go.
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We never sell your data
We do not sell, rent or trade donor information. You can ask us what we hold and have it removed.
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No pressure, ever
No countdown clocks, no guilt, no surprise upsells. Monthly gifts can be paused or cancelled in one call or email.
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We show the math
Every year we publish where the money went, what the audit found, and what our top roles are paid.
Audits and reports
Example documents-
Audited financial statements
Fiscal 2025 · PDF · example
Reviewed by an independent, licensed accounting firm. The real report names the firm and carries its opinion letter.
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Annual report, in plain words
2025 · 16 pages · example
What we did, where, for how many people, and what it cost. No glossy filler.
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Halvard River response report
Coming after the response · example
Every response gets its own short report once the work wraps up.
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Executive pay disclosure
Updated yearly · example
Pay ranges for our ten highest-paid roles, published every year.
On a real site each card links to a downloadable PDF. These are placeholders for a sample organization.
What our top roles are paid
Published every year so donors can judge for themselves. Board members are unpaid volunteers.
- Executive Director
- $140,000 to $160,000 (example)
- Directors (4 roles)
- $105,000 to $125,000 (example)
- Regional leads (4 roles)
- $82,000 to $94,000 (example)
Your data
We collect what we need to process your gift, send your receipt and, if you agree, tell you how it was used. We never sell, rent or trade donor data.
For people we help, information is shared only with their permission and only with groups that can help them.
Questions or requests: donors@shelterbelt.example
Give where it helps most
Now you know where it goes.
Unrestricted gifts let us spend where the need is sharpest, and we report back every year on exactly where that was.
Prefer a steady gift? See monthly giving. Every gift gets a receipt.