Nonprofit Price + Cost Beneficiary Calculator | Rainshadow Group

Nonprofit Price + Cost
Beneficiary Calculator

Calculate your donor-facing price per beneficiary with full cost transparency across all organizational layers.

How to use this calculator

Understanding Cost Levels

A

Direct Program Costs — The costs to directly deliver the work: staff on the ground, supplies, direct services to beneficiaries.

B

Infrastructure Costs — Indirect shared costs: fuel, facilities, shared services, logistics. The percentage applied is at your discretion — discuss with your finance team.

C

Overhead Costs — Direct overhead: planning, administration, governance, evaluation, and reporting. This allocation can be zero.

Direct Program Costs

All numbers are annual
$

Infrastructure Costs

Fuel, facilities, shared services, logistics
$
%

Overhead Costs

Planning, administration, governance, evaluation, reporting
$
%

Calculated Metrics

Cost per Beneficiary: Program Only
Applied Infrastructure Costs
Applied Overhead Costs
Total Additional Costs
Cost per Beneficiary: Overhead + Infrastructure

Cost of Offer Summary

No Overhead Allocation
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Price of Offer Summary

Fully Loaded Costs
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