Several years ago most people probably had never heard the word "crowdfunding." Unfortunately, as the popularity of crowdfunding continues to soar, so does the potential for fraudulent or fake fundraising campaigns
Watch CharityWatch President, Daniel Borochoff, talking on Fox News about what portion of your donation given in response to a telemarketing call goes to benefit a charity and what portion goes to...
National Vietnam Veterans Foundation is to permanently close and its former President & Founder will pay damages, return his severance, and be banned nationwide from handling charitable assets as a...
In addition to giving back to the community or supporting a cause with a personal connection, there are a variety of reasons (public image and tax relief among them) why...
Veterans and cancer are two of the most popular charitable causes to which Americans direct significant donations. While these two causes seemingly have little to do with one another, one...
(Updated on Nov 07, 2019, Dec 19, 2018, & Jun 15, 2018) The Donald J. Trump Foundation is not eligible to be rated by CharityWatch because it is structured as a...
Listen to CharityWatch President, Daniel Borochoff, discuss the Clinton Foundation on NPR's On Point. Watch Daniel Borochoff discuss the Clinton Foundation and why it receives an "A" rating from CharityWatch in this CNN...
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...
