Charity that purports to rescue missing children does very little of it. Of its total spending, 66% went to its professional fundraisers, 1% went to investigations, and none went to...
What do you know about GAAP? Unless you are knowledgeable about accounting, probably very little. GAAP is short for Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Sounds like boring stuff you don't need...
(Illustration credit: Brad Yeo for Barron's) Barron’s is urging donors "to be as rigorous in vetting nonprofits for accounting chicanery as you are with public companies trading on the stock exchanges."...
Ever since the popular veterans charity Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) was accused of wasting donations on lavish spending in reports by CBS News and The New York Times in early...
Say that you hear on a news report that a veterans charity has a 96% program services ratio. You think, "Wow, I'm going to donate $50 because almost all of...
After much prodding from the media, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump released a list of the veterans groups that received donations in connection with a fundraiser Trump held...
“Donors need accurate information to make informed decisions. It’s too bad this company resorted to sending fake pledge reminders and other deception,” said the Attorney General of Minnesota (OAG) in...
Firefighters Support Services is “another example of a sympathetic cause – firefighters and those losing their homes from fire – being exploited by scammers,” according to the Michigan Attorney General...
(Updated Nov 07, 2019) "Alleged cult leader plays shell game with US foreign aid" is the title of The Center for Investigative Reporting's in-depth investigation into Planet Aid, broadcast in...
Where do your donations go? Watch video that features CharityWatch's take on how some veterans charities are failing.
CharityWatch is now asking the charities it rates to be more accountable for their finances. Our new accountability standards require that charities post a current, complete copy of their audited...
Watch CharityWatch President, Daniel Borochoff, discuss Wounded Warrior Project in the wake of the firing of its two top executives on CNBC's Power Lunch...
