JustGive is one of a growing number of websites that, for a reasonable fee of 4.5% per contribution, processes donations for people wishing to give to charities online. This is...
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...
Other Americans and I were outraged over the American Red Cross' early refusal to participate in a shared computerized database of the victims of the September 11 disaster. It took...
The concept of giving anonymously without knowing the recipient can be traced back to ancient Israel. Beggars would regularly congregate next to a wall of a courtyard, and donors, being...
Donating online is a quick and convenient way to give to charity, but it also comes with drawbacks that donors need to be aware of. To help you donate online...
When you give money to a charity or nonprofit group, enclose a note requesting that the organization not rent, sell or exchange your name, address and giving history with anyone...
A charity that uses a donated vehicle for transportation or hauling goods obviously benefits directly from such a donation. However, in many cases donated cars will be sold en masse,...
If you are wondering how to cope with the avalanche of charity mailings and telephone calls, CharityWatch offers the following suggestions...
Car donations to charities seem like a win-win proposition. A donor gets a hassle-free way of disposing of an old car and a fat tax deduction, a charity gets money...
Americans are replacing their cell phones about once every two years to get the latest and greatest model. So what do we do with all of our leftover phones? An...
In August of 2011 CharityWatch published The Alice in Wonderland World of Charity Valuation, in which we described a serious problem among many charities that raise and distribute non-cash aid...
American Red Cross, which controls nearly one half of our nation's blood supply, was fined almost $9.6 million by the Food and Drug Administration in January 2012 for "significant violations"...
