I have a client that's a non-profit. They've got the best IT infrastructure I've ever seen. Non-profit does not always imply limited budgets. That said, is the organization in question a charity? If it's a charity, then keep in mind that most try to only spend a maximum of 25 cents of every donated dollar on "administrative overhead" (<a href="http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm/bay/content.view/cpid/48.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm/bay/content.view/c...</a>). You can do some back-of-the-napkin calculations. If the budget's $1M, they're spending $250K on administrative overhead. If there are 4 salaries, that leaves you with $50K (based on $50K salary for each employee) for non-salary expenses. You'll get a fraction of that for your IT budget.<p>I'd do this speculative estimate in addition to contacting the former guy. It might provide some context.