Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Receives $65 Million Pledge from FedEx Founder

Dec 14, 2022

Prior to being downgraded to a "C-" rating due to maintaining 4.2 years of available assets in reserve, Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation earned a "B-" financial efficiency rating from CharityWatch...

Find The Best Charities This Hanukkah!

Dec 12, 2022

Happy Hanukkah!  Find a Top-Rated charity to donate to this holiday season. For those donors interested in supporting a charity in CharityWatch’s Jewish & Israel category, please visit our list...

Store Checkout Charity Donations

Dec 10, 2022

There are significant downsides to donating to charity in a store checkout line. Any time a donor puts a third party in between their donation and a charity, it increases...

Joint Costs: Avoid This Popular Charity Accounting Trick!

Dec 9, 2022

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...

WTTW Chicago Tonight CharityWatch Interview

Dec 1, 2022

CharityWatch Executive Director, Laurie Styron, is interviewed by Brandis Friedman on WTTW's Chicago Tonight program alongside Patrick Rooney, a professor of economics and philanthropic studies at Indiana University's Lilly Family School...

Avoiding Charity Scams During The Holiday Giving Season

Nov 30, 2022

"This is peak time for scammers, some of them being professionals who do scamming as a full-time job. This means that all of us have to be on extra alert...

Reactive Donors Make Mistakes

Nov 30, 2022

"Styron says the best advice she can give to avoid charity scams, especially during the holidays, is to be proactive. 'Be proactive because when we're reactive, we make mistakes. The...

Giving Tuesday TV Interview: Holiday Giving Tips With KOAA Colorado

Nov 29, 2022

Laurie Styron is interviewed by KOAA 5's Patrick Nelson about how to find the best charities while avoiding scams this Giving Tuesday and throughout the holiday giving season. Don't waste...

Is This Charity ‘Legit’?

Nov 29, 2022

Is this charity "legit"? Or, more correctly, is this charity "legitimate"? This is one of the most common questions asked by donors. And yet, what a donor defines as a...

Crowdfunding: The Wild West of Charitable Giving

Nov 24, 2022

"...[C]rowdfunding campaigns [are] the 'Wild West of charity fundraising... Good intentions mixed with hubris is a dangerous combination,' Styron said." Crowdfunding: Don't Rely on the Wisdom of the Crowd. 

Happy Thanksgiving From CharityWatch

Nov 24, 2022

A very happy Thanksgiving 2022 from CharityWatch! As you prepare for Giving Tuesday, consider the best charities to donate to by viewing our Top-Rated list.  

Givers Give, Scammers Scam: How to Avoid Bad Charities

Nov 24, 2022

CharityWatch Executive Director, Laurie Styron, talks to Here & Now (National Public Radio) to prepare donors for Thanksgiving, Giving Tuesday, and the busy holiday giving season.