Laurie Styron talks to CNBC about how to donate safely to victims of the Israel-Gaza conflict

Oct 11, 2023

CharityWatch CEO and Executive Director, Laurie Styron, talks to CNBC about how to donate safely to victims of the Israel-Gaza conflict. View CharityWatch's list of Top-Rated charities providing substantial aid...

Charity Annual Reports Rebranded as “Impact” Reports

Aug 25, 2023

A message from CharityWatch Executive Director, Laurie Styron...Because no independent charity rater has the unimaginable resources that would be required to independently investigate, verify, measure, and standardize the “impact” claims...

Free Speech Concerns Limit Charity Regulation

Aug 18, 2023

Just because a charity is registered and in good standing with the IRS and state regulatory agencies does not guarantee that it will use your donations efficiently or effectively. It...

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...

F-Rated Charities Receive Top Ratings & Seals From Nonprofit Trade Associations

Jun 22, 2023

Millions of donors regularly search online for ratings of charities before making their giving decisions. This makes sense. Most of us have heard horror stories about charity frauds and scams...

Garbage In, Garbage Out: 4 Reasons Why Automated Charity Ratings Are Unreliable

Feb 16, 2023

The reliability of the automated charity ratings is only as good as the accuracy, consistency, comparability, and completeness of the reporting. In other words, garbage in, garbage out..

Charity Checkout Donations 101

Dec 27, 2022

"If everything's above board, that store is really just acting like an agent...they're really just taking your money and then at some point in the future passing it on to...

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...

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...

The New Republic Joins CharityWatch in Warning Donors That Not All Charity Ratings Can Be Trusted

Nov 1, 2022

Attempts to computer-automate charity ratings have largely treated automation as an end unto itself, ignoring the complexity and incomparability of the underlying, unaudited financial data, often producing misleading and illogical...

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Jun 8, 2022

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Charities Helping In The Ukraine Crisis

Feb 25, 2022

Don't waste your charity donations on scams! Donate to these legitimate and efficient charities aiding those affected by the violence in Ukraine.