In the wake of any humanitarian disaster that hits the U.S., the American Red Cross usually takes the lead in providing immediate and long-term disaster relief services. The Red Cross,...
Despite having raised donations amounting to tens of millions of dollars from well-meaning donors while using significant portions of it to enrich himself, Roger Chapin was an expert at maintaining...
Help Hospitalized Veterans (HHV), which earns an F rating from CharityWatch, has been sued by California's Attorney General. The AG shares CharityWatch's long held position that HHV's accounting gimmicks inflate...
Receiving approval from the IRS to be tax exempt and to collect tax-deductible contributions does not guarantee that a group is a good charity -- even if Good Charity, Inc....
The F rated Coalition Against Breast Cancer has been shut down by NY AG Eric Schneiderman. Though CABC claimed to use donated funds for breast cancer research and prevention programming,...
How many return address stickers, note pads, and greeting cards have you collected from charity mailings urging you to make a contribution? How many phone calls have you received from...
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has come under increasing fire for its ban on gay scouts and scout leaders. Many parties have urged the organization to revise its policies...
In nonprofit financial reporting, the funds spent on telemarketing, direct mail, or other solicitation activities that also include an "action step" or "call to action" are referred to as "Joint...
"My name is Tiffany Fennery, I'm posting this for my family and my twin brother, Chris, who lost both his legs and his left arm," a recent posting on Craigslist...
Paralyzed American Veterans (not to be confused with Paralyzed Veterans of America) and Disabled Veterans of America (not to be confused with Disabled American Veterans) conducted telemarketing campaigns from January...
The AG alleges that Help Hospitalized Veterans (HHV) disseminated false information to potential donors and used accounting gimmicks in order to inflate the amount it reported spending on charitable programs....
Angel Food Ministries (AFM), a Georgia-based nonprofit that provided discounted food to families in need across the U.S., has shut its doors. The group blamed factors such as the poor...
