Vietnam Veterans of America’s ‘Recycling’ Program, Debunked!

Jul 21, 2023

Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) reports reasonable overhead and program spending in its annual financial documents, but a closer analysis by CharityWatch reveals a different picture of how efficiently this...

CharityWatch List of “F” Rated Veterans Charities

Nov 11, 2022

Review CharityWatch's list of "F" rated veterans and military charities to consider which charities you may want to avoid. 

Taxpayer Subsidized PPP Funds Went to Charities with Failing Grades

May 25, 2022

Many highly inefficient charities with histories of very low program spending and "F" ratings from CharityWatch received taxpayer subsidized PPP funds that could have been better utilized by other, much...

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...

“F” Rated Veterans Charities to Watch Out For This Veterans Day!

Nov 11, 2021

These "F" Rated veterans charities spend as much as 96% on overhead! 

Many Congressionally Chartered Veterans Charities receive D and F grades from CharityWatch

Mar 25, 2016

Where do your donations go? Watch video that features CharityWatch's take on how some veterans charities are failing.

Donors’ Intentions Violated at For-profit Thrift Stores

Jan 22, 2015

When you donate unwanted clothes or household goods to a charity for resale at thrift stores, just how much of the dollar value of those items actually goes to the...

Thrift Store Donations for Veterans Charity Investigated

Dec 10, 2014

Veterans benefit very little when clothes and household items are donated to Vietnam Veterans of America. Watch CharityWatch president talk with Portland, OR KATU TV investigators about CharityWatch's analysis of...