Donate for Hurricane Milton & Helene Relief

Oct 10, 2024

Forecasters predicted an active 2024 Atlantic hurricane season.

Top-Rated Charities Providing Relief for the Maui Wildfires

Aug 23, 2023

Over the past week the island of Maui has been devastated by deadly wildfires driven across the island by hurricane force winds. View our list of Top-Rated charities providing aid...

List of Best Charities Providing Earthquake Relief in Turkey and Syria

Feb 13, 2023

Estimates of the number of people killed as a result of the deadly earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria on February 6th, 2023, continue to rise. An estimated 22,000 were reported dead...

Turkey & Syria Earthquakes: See Our List of The Best Charities & Donate Now

Feb 7, 2023

See CharityWatch's list of Top-Rated charities providing emergency aid to victims of earthquakes in Turkey & Syria. 

Beware of Hurricane Ian Crowdfunding Scams

Oct 6, 2022

Criminals target the most vulnerable after disasters. Avoid scams and fake charities...

CharityWatch Talks to D.C. News Now About Hurricane Ian Giving

Sep 30, 2022

"One particular victim of a disaster can end up with $1 million or more, whereas people in the exact same situation, affected negatively by the exact same tragedy, sometimes have...

Not So Fast: Patience Is a Virtue When Making Hurricane Ian Donations

Sep 29, 2022

Hurricane Ian has been downgraded this morning to a tropical storm. CharityWatch executive director, Laurie Styron, says that patience is a virtue when making disaster donations. Charities and their trade associations often...

Top-Rated Charities Providing Aid to Victims of Tropical Storm Ian

Sep 29, 2022

As of Thursday, September 29th, Ian has been downgraded to a Tropical Storm. It continues to barrel across Florida causing epic flooding over east-central areas of the state. 

Non-cash Donations Obscure How Efficiently A Charity Is Really Operating

Feb 8, 2022

A charity might spent 90% of your donation on fundraising and overhead costs, but by running large volumes of non-cash donations through its books, it can make itself appear to...

Hurricane Ida Relief

Sep 1, 2021

Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana on August 29, 2021 as a powerful Category 4 storm. It has left a trail of devastating flooding and structural damage. Millions in the southeast...

August 2021 Haiti Earthquake Victims Need Your Help

Aug 16, 2021

Please consider donating to a Top-Rated charity assisting victims of the August 2021 earthquake in Haiti. 

India COVID-19 Crisis

May 7, 2021

​"Scammers are particularly active during a crisis like this because it's easy to play into people's emotions and create a sense of urgency that prevents the average person from asking...