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Problematic “Giving Tuesday” Charities

Nov 24, 2025

This Giving Tuesday, many charities and other types of organizations will flood your inbox and social media feeds with emotional appeals. Some of them, however, may not be worthy of...

Stop Soldier Suicide: CharityWatch Report and Rating

Nov 23, 2025

Stop Soldier Suicide, a 501(c)(3) veteran-serving nonprofit based in Raleigh, North Carolina, aims to reduce suicide among service members and veterans through data-driven outreach and suicide-specific intervention services. CharityWatch’s independent...

Celebrate Thanksgiving & Giving Tuesday: Donate to a Top-Rated Charity

Nov 20, 2025

Happy Thanksgiving from CharityWatch! As you prepare for Giving Tuesday, consider the best charities to donate to by viewing our Top-Rated list.   Helpful Resources Top-Rated Charities LIST CharityWatch BLOG CharityWatch DONATING TIPS LEARN...

Black Lives Matter Announces Leadership Change Amid DOJ Investigation

Nov 11, 2025

The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF) has announced the departure of longtime strategist and board member Shalomyah Bowers, whose consulting firm has been paid millions of dollars by...

There “Ain’t No Free Lunch” When Donating Online

Nov 10, 2025

As the holiday giving season approaches, many Americans are preparing to support their favorite causes online. Online giving has grown rapidly, making up roughly one-third of the $3.6 billion raised...

Hurricane Melissa: How Top-Rated Charities are Helping

Nov 6, 2025

Hurricane Melissa resulted in dozens of confirmed deaths across the Caribbean. The record-breaking hurricane caused an estimated cost in the tens of billions of dollars in damage, leaving a massive...

Worst Veterans Charities to Avoid This Veterans Day 2025

Nov 6, 2025

Unfortunately, highly popular causes tend to attract the most money, and therefore the most scammers and unscrupulous fundraisers. Veterans and military causes are particularly susceptible, as they play on our...

Veterans Day 2025: Donate to a Top-Rated Charity

Nov 3, 2025

Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on November 11, 1919, marking the first anniversary of the end of World War I. In 1926, Congress passed a resolution for an annual...

New DOJ Investigation Into Black Lives Matter

Oct 31, 2025

According to an October 30th, 2025 article published by the Associated Press, the U.S. Department of Justice has opened a federal investigation into the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation...

Give to a Top-Rated Charity to Aid the Victims of Hurricane Melissa

Oct 31, 2025

Hurricane Melissa was a catastrophic Category 5 storm that made historic landfall on the island of Jamaica on October 28, 2025, with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph. It is...

The House Always Wins: When Charity Gaming Becomes Personal Profit

Oct 31, 2025

A USA Today investigation details how hundreds of thousands of dollars intended for Colorado youth hockey programs through charity “50/50” raffles at Denver’s Ball Arena went missing under the oversight...

Crackdown on Car Donation Company Targets Cancer Charity’s Claims

Oct 29, 2025

A newly announced action by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in coordination with law-enforcement agencies in 19 states, exposes a major deceptive fundraising scheme at a charity-affiliated vehicle donation operation....