CharityWatch Flags Charities That Receive Significant Government Funding

Mar 10, 2025

The Urban Institute recently published an online map tool to help donors and other nonprofit stakeholders better understand the financial risk to nonprofits if they lose their government grants. Nationwide,...

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Granted Billions to Untested Organizations

Mar 5, 2025

“Ethically speaking, it’s concerning” said CharityWatch CEO, Laurie Styron, in an interview with The New York Post when asked for comment on billions in grants made by the EPA to...

Celebrate Holi: Donate to a Top-Rated Charity

Mar 5, 2025

Holi is often referred to as the “festival of colors.” It is a lively and joy-filled Hindu celebration. The holiday marks the change from winter to spring and will be...

$900,000 in Taxpayer Money Went to Arts Charity With No Public Accountability

Feb 28, 2025

CharityWatch CEO, Laurie Styron, spoke with reporter Patrick Hauf about the taxpayer-funded Baltimore Children and Youth Fund (BCYF), which in 2022 granted $900,000 to Thrive Arts, a charity that subsequently...

Self-Dealing Charity Leader’s Nonprofit Under Scrutiny

Feb 17, 2025

A little known New Mexico charity, Tribal Energy Consortium (TEC), was awarded a $50 million grant by The U.S. Department of Energy in the final weeks of the Biden Administration...

President’s Day: Give the Gift of CharityWatch

Feb 14, 2025

In support and in honor of President’s Day consider giving the gift of wise giving with a CharityWatch gift account! As the only independent charity watchdog in the United States, CharityWatch relies...

Valentine’s Day 2025: Give the Gift of CharityWatch!

Feb 10, 2025

Happy Valentine’s Day from CharityWatch! Are you looking for the perfect gift for someone special? Candy? Flowers? How about the gift of wise giving with a CharityWatch gift account! As the only independent...

Executive Orders’ Impact on Charities

Jan 30, 2025

President Trump signed dozens of executive orders following his January 20th inauguration, some of which affect nonprofit organizations. Not all of the executive orders will take effect immediately and many...

Happy Lunar New Year From CharityWatch

Jan 29, 2025

Lunar New Year begins on January 29, 2025. Lunar New Year is one of the most importantcelebrations of the year among Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean communities,among others. The New Year...

California Wildfires: Updated Top-Rated Charities List

Jan 21, 2025

CharityWatch announces a list of legitimate, efficient, and accountable charities involved in efforts to aid and assist victims of the Greater Los Angeles wildfires. At least 27 people have died...

Top-Rated Civil Rights & Social Justice Charities to Support This Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Jan 20, 2025

In honor of this Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, consider making a donation to a CharityWatch Top-Rated Civil Rights & Social Justice charity. Organizations on CharityWatch’s Top-Rated list have...

Minimize Taxes: Support CharityWatch With a Stock Donation

Jan 14, 2025

CharityWatch is a small organization and is not funded by nonprofit industry interests. Like investigative journalism, our work is critically important but difficult to fund. Our average donation is around...