Vietnam Veterans Charity Shuttered; Millions in Donations ‘Squandered’

Nov 11, 2016

National Vietnam Veterans Foundation is to permanently close and its former President & Founder will pay damages, return his severance, and be banned nationwide from handling charitable assets as a...

Why Doesn’t CharityWatch Rate the Trump Foundation?

Sep 19, 2016

(Updated on Nov 07, 2019, Dec 19, 2018, & Jun 15, 2018) The Donald J. Trump Foundation is not eligible to be rated by CharityWatch because it is structured as a...

CharityWatch gives Clinton Foundation an ‘A’ rating

Aug 30, 2016

Listen to CharityWatch President, Daniel Borochoff, discuss the Clinton Foundation on NPR's On Point.  Watch Daniel Borochoff discuss the Clinton Foundation and why it receives an "A" rating from CharityWatch in this CNN...

Charity Uses Kids’ Pictures Without Permission

Aug 11, 2016

Charity that purports to rescue missing children does very little of it. Of its total spending, 66% went to its professional fundraisers, 1% went to investigations, and none went to...

Can You Spot Nonprofit Accounting Tricks?

Jun 20, 2016

(Illustration credit: Brad Yeo for Barron's)  Barron’s is urging donors "to be as rigorous in vetting nonprofits for accounting chicanery as you are with public companies trading on the stock exchanges."...

How Does CharityWatch Rate the Veterans Charities on Trump’s Fundraiser List?

Jun 2, 2016

After much prodding from the media, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump released a list of the veterans groups that received donations in connection with a fundraiser Trump held...

Fake Pledge Reminders Lead to Suit Against Veterans Charity Fundraisers

May 26, 2016

“Donors need accurate information to make informed decisions. It’s too bad this company resorted to sending fake pledge reminders and other deception,” said the Attorney General of Minnesota (OAG) in...

Michigan AG Alleges Firefighters Charity Is a Scam

May 20, 2016

Firefighters Support Services is “another example of a sympathetic cause – firefighters and those losing their homes from fire – being exploited by scammers,” according to the Michigan Attorney General...

F Rated Planet Aid the Subject of a New Investigation

Mar 25, 2016

​(Updated Nov 07, 2019) "Alleged cult leader plays shell game with US foreign aid" is the title of The Center for Investigative Reporting's in-depth investigation into Planet Aid, broadcast in...

Many Congressionally Chartered Veterans Charities receive D and F grades from CharityWatch

Mar 25, 2016

Where do your donations go? Watch video that features CharityWatch's take on how some veterans charities are failing.

Top Executives Fired at WWP: CNBC

Mar 11, 2016

Watch CharityWatch President, Daniel Borochoff, discuss Wounded Warrior Project in the wake of the firing of its two top executives on CNBC's Power Lunch...

Police Charity Scheme Is a Rip-Off

Mar 3, 2016

See CharityWatch's president, Daniel Borochoff, question the worthiness of a Wisconsin police charity on NBC Milwaukee news.