In our watchdog role, CharityWatch warns you about the charities that are not using your donations efficiently and directs you to Top-Rated charities to help you to give with confidence.
Just because a charity is "legitimate" does not mean it operates efficiently and effectively. Verifying that a charity is properly registered with the IRS is only the first step...
Food For The Hungry meets CharityWatch's benchmarks for Top-Rated status based on our analysis of its fiscal year 2021 financial reporting. However, it is ultimately up to you to decide which charities...
View CharityWatch's list of Top-Rated cancer charities for Breast Cancer Awareness Month and watch our executive director's personal message about how this disease has touched her own life.
Criminals target the most vulnerable after disasters. Avoid scams and fake charities...
"Meaning, that if this charity decided that it wanted to help past grant recipients rectify some of these issues that they're having with their housing...I don't see anything in the...
A very blessed Yom Kippur to all those who observe the day. This day of self-reflection and atonement encourages all of us, irrespective of our faith, to be mindful of...
"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...
Yom Kippur completes the period known in the Jewish faith as the High Holy Days that begin with Rosh Hashanah.
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 receive...
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...
Brett Favre's charitable foundation, Favre 4 Hope, is being scrutinized over grants it made over three years to help fund the University of Southern Mississippi's (USM) volleyball facility...
