This Giving Tuesday CharityWatch is here to help!

Nov 22, 2024

December 3, 2024, is Giving Tuesday

Charity Fraud Awareness Week 2024: CharityWatch weighs in

Nov 22, 2024

Charity Fraud Awareness Week is November 25th - 29th.

Kars4Kids Lawsuit & Updated CharityWatch Rating

Nov 18, 2024

CharityWatch recently published our updated rating of Kars4Kids, a popular car donation charity with a catchy jingle and ubiquitous marketing. CharityWatch had been critical of the organization in the past...

International Fraud Awareness Week 2024: Give the Gift of CharityWatch

Nov 15, 2024

International Fraud Awareness Week is November 17th - November 23rd, 2024. 

Donate to a Top-Rated Charity this National Diabetes Awareness Month

Nov 1, 2024

November is National Diabetes Awareness Month.

F Ratings: Veterans Charities to Avoid This Veterans Day 2024

Nov 1, 2024

Donors need to be particularly careful when donating to veterans and military charities. Unscrupulous fundraisers know that it is relatively easy to raise money for this cause because playing on...

CharityWatch CEO, Laurie Styron, Comments on Nonprofits’ Involvement in Politics

Oct 28, 2024

“Laurie Styron, the CEO and executive director of Charity [Watch], told FOX45 News that there has been an increase in social welfare non-profits participating in electioneering and politically driven activities.”...

The Rise of Zombie Philanthropy

Oct 28, 2024

One of the primary functions of philanthropy is to provide for unmet needs in society not already addressed by taxpayer-funded government programs. Donors who contribute to qualified 501(c)(3) public charities...

Is Childhood Leukemia Foundation a Charity? FTC to Decide.

Oct 23, 2024

CharityWatch has been rating Childhood Leukemia Foundation (CLF) for over 20 years. Over these two decades of analyzing the charity’s IRS Tax Form 990s and audited financial statements we issued...

Find Out Who Funds Political Action Committees

Oct 15, 2024

Political Action Committees (PACs) 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...

Donate for Hurricane Milton & Helene Relief

Oct 10, 2024

Forecasters predicted an active 2024 Atlantic hurricane season.

Over $2 Billion in Sexual Abuse Claims Expenses Reported as a “Program” Expense

Oct 7, 2024

When encountering charity ratings pie charts, and program percentages in charity fundraising and marketing materials or elsewhere, donors are encouraged to be cautious and take steps to understand how this...