The 2026 Winter Olympics, officially known as Milano Cortina 2026, are currently taking place in northern Italy. While preliminary competitions in sports like curling and luge began as early as February 4, 2026, the Games officially started with the Opening Ceremony on February 6, 2026, at Milan’s San Siro Stadium. The once every four year event is scheduled to last for 19 days, concluding with the Closing Ceremony at the Verona Arena on February 22, 2026. There are approximately 2,900 athletes from over 90 nations competing in 116 medal events.
Now is the perfect time to donate to the CharityWatch Top-Rated United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee and support Team USA and the spirit of competition.
United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee works to empower Team USA athletes to
achieve sustained competitive excellence and well-being.
ATTENTION: The charity in this alert was Top-Rated by CharityWatch at the time of its publication. CharityWatch updates our ratings throughout the year. To see if a particular charity is currently Top-Rated, please click on its name, below.
Please check out our blog for tips for wise giving, and view CharityWatch’s contributions to the latest news about charity frauds, scams, and controversies. And, as always, thank you for giving wisely!
Which Is the Best Charity Rating Organization?
Will you help CharityWatch continue our important work?
As the only independent charity watchdog organization in the United States, CharityWatch relies on your support to fund our in-depth research and analysis in order to bring you the unbiased charity ratings and other information you rely on to help you make more informed giving decisions. We are not directly or indirectly funded by nonprofit industry interests.
We hope you will consider making a donation today so that we can continue to speak openly and critically and call out wrongdoing when we see it without concern for special interests cutting our funding. CharityWatch is a small organization and your donations are noticed, needed, and greatly appreciated. Thank you for giving wisely!
