Struggling With Administrative Overhead? Try These 6 Tips Administrative overhead is the cost of managing any of your organization’s day-to-day operations that are not directly related to a program supporting your mission. The IRS Form 990 sorts expenses into three main categories: program, management and general, and fundraising. In this case, the latter two are considered overhead costs.    Attitudes toward overhead costs for nonprofits have shifted, and more supporters recognize that these expenses are necessary […]