Spring 2026: Donate to a Top-Rated Environment & Climate Change Charity

Mar 16, 2026

The official first day of spring 2026 is Friday, March 20th. This date also marks the vernal equinox. March 20th is the astronomical beginning of the spring season in the Northern Hemisphere and the...

Celebrate Earth Day this year with a donation to a Top-Rated environmental charity!

Apr 20, 2021

The first Earth Day was held in the United States on the first day of spring in March 1970 and is now celebrated on April 22nd of each year by...

Sorting Out Nonprofit Pairs

Apr 17, 2018

Donors are often confused by nonprofit pairs. These are related nonprofit organizations whose names often look very similar but that are legally separate entities. Such groups often share employees and...

The Connected World of Charitable Fundraising

Apr 1, 2012

You open your mailbox one morning and there inside is a letter from a charity asking for your support. You read it and are inspired to donate, writing out a...

No Defense for Bad Accounting

Apr 1, 2007

Celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, Defenders of Wildlife once again receives a "D" rating from AIP based on recently received 2005 financial information...