In August of 2011 CharityWatch published The Alice in Wonderland World of Charity Valuation, in which we described a serious problem among many charities that raise and distribute non-cash aid...
American Red Cross, which controls nearly one half of our nation's blood supply, was fined almost $9.6 million by the Food and Drug Administration in January 2012 for "significant violations"...
In the wonderful world of charitable gifts-in-kind (GIK) where lives are saved and suffering is lessened, nonprofit executives can fully utilize their creative abilities when measuring the value of the...
The American Institute of Philanthropy (AIP) was ahead of the curve in warning donors that the finances of Central Asia Institute, a charity known for building schools and funding girls'...
CharityWatch is calling for the IRS to start requiring charities to shine light on their international grants. Under current reporting rules nonprofits are allowed to conceal the organizational names of...
Imagine that you or your children are in desperate need of food, shelter, or medical aid. You will probably do anything you can to get that lifesaving assistance. But what...
Central Asia Institute (CAI) is one charity that for many donors and avid readers alike requires no introduction. CAI's co-founder and executive director, Greg Mortenson, is a New York Times...
Many people think of the Red Cross as only one entity. There are actually three major types of Red Cross organizations included in the Red Cross Movement: the national Red...
In 2003, a number of AIP members received a direct mail solicitation from Asian Relief, which also uses the name World Villages for Children, that cries desperation. The letter signed...
During the heat of fundraising for the Tsunami disaster the media frequently flashed efficiency ratios of charities. Unfortunately, in many cases the raw numbers from a charity's tax form were...
