Good Riddance ‘F’ Rated Charities

Jul 16, 2020

(Updated July 2, 2024) CharityWatch analysts collectively spend more than 1,000 hours each year analyzing and reporting on the financial waste and questionable practices we uncover. We warn donors about inefficient...

CharityWatch Hall of Shame: The Personalities Behind Charity Scandals

Aug 24, 2018

The most important lesson to be learned from the following colorful stories of charity scoundrels is that regardless of how distinguished, well-connected and honored a charity leader is, he is...

20+ Year-Old Charity that Solicited for Non-Existent Programs Is Shuttered

Jan 27, 2016

National Children's Leukemia Foundation, a long-time "F"-rated charity by CharityWatch, is to be shut down under the terms of a settlement agreement announced in December 2015, but unfortunately, not before...

New York Attorney General Sues Children’s Leukemia Charity For Deceiving Donors

Jul 21, 2015

From 2009 to 2013 National Children’s Leukemia Foundation raised nearly $10 million in charitable donations from generous donors throughout the United States. New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman’s office...

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...