Animal Charities: Ratings Versus Reality

Oct 21, 2025

Large-scale charity rating platforms often rely on self-reported “impact” results and automated data extraction from unaudited tax filings without examining the accuracy, consistency, comparability, or completeness of this information. CharityWatch...

Monumental Gray Area: Can a Charlie Kirk Tribute Risk a Church’s Tax Status?

Oct 14, 2025

Treasure Coast Baptist Church in Fort Pierce, Florida is set to publicly unveil a Charlie Kirk monument tonight, October 14th, 2025, on what would have been the right-wing activist’s 32nd...

The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly of GoFundMe’s New Giving Fund

Jul 16, 2025

This month GoFundMe announced the launch of its new GoFundMe Giving Fund which provides a new way for people to donate to charity with the benefits of a donor-advised fund...

Tax Changes Impacting Your Charitable Giving Deductions Starting in 2026

Jul 14, 2025

The July 2025 federal tax package introduces significant shifts in charitable giving incentives, with wide-ranging implications for donors and nonprofits alike. Here is what you need to know about how...

How to Report a Charity to State Regulators

May 1, 2025

The majority of states have designated departments that regulate charities operating or soliciting donations within their borders. If you have been the victim of a charity scam, consider filing a...

Nonprofits Behind Project 2025 Receive Mixed Ratings

Feb 11, 2025

It is common for U.S. think tanks, irrespective of political affiliation, to propose policy wish lists outlining what they hope will be accomplished by a new administration. The controversial Project...

Update: F-Rated Charities Receive Top Ratings & Seals

Oct 25, 2024

F-Rated Charities Receive Top Ratings & Seals CharityWatch has identified many F-rated charities that receive top ratings and seals from other raters; Charity Navigator and Candid, respectively.   Charity Name...

Find Out Who Funds Political Organizations

Oct 15, 2024

527 political organizations are tax-exempt nonprofits, but they aren’t charities. There are more than two dozen different types of nonprofits under the IRS tax code, each with their own rules...

R.I.P. F-Rated Charities

Oct 15, 2024

While it is often easy to find ubiquitous amounts of information online and in marketing materials praising a nonprofit’s good deeds and low overhead costs, negative information warning donors about...

Is Tunnel To Towers Foundation a Good Charity?

Feb 1, 2024

The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation (Tunnel To Towers) receives an “A+” rating from CharityWatch, our highest score, for spending 93% of its cash expenses on its programs, keeping its...

You Cannot Rely on the Government to Protect You From Bad Charities

Nov 13, 2023

Often the public is focused on avoiding outright charity frauds and scams. While this is important, it is critical for donors to understand that even a “legitimate” charity may not...

CharityWatch Fundraising Reduction Notice

Jul 31, 2023

The number one reason why Americans give is because they are asked. Therefore, charities do a lot of asking. If donors stop contributing to organizations that send them paper solicitations...