The Simple Gifts Foundation strives to keep administrative expenses to a minimum. No one is paid for their work at SGF; we are all volunteers. Our expenses consist of minor business supplies, a PO Box, hosting fees for our website, and other minor operating expenses. Over time, we have kept administrative expenses at about 10% of our overall expenditures. In 2017, a registration fee with the IRS produced a one-time bump in administrative expenses.
Our fundraisers are also kept to a minimal expense. For the annual fundraising dinner, and for the golf tournament, expenses for these events are about 35% of the gross receipts.