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...

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...

Charity Rating: Perkins School For The Blind

Oct 25, 2024

Perkins School For The Blind is Top-Rated by CharityWatch based on our analysis of its fiscal year ended June 30th, 2023 consolidated audited financial statements and the IRS tax Forms...

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...

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...

$1 Million Charity Compensation Packages: 2024 Update

Apr 25, 2024

The list below includes the top three compensation packages of $1 million or more at each nonprofit, and is based on CharityWatch’s most current information as of April 25th, 2024. ...

Jury Deliberates in NRA Trial. CharityWatch Issues Updated Charity Ratings

Feb 22, 2024

“The longtime head [Wayne LaPierre] of National Rifle Association operated as the ‘King of the NRA,’ spending lavishly on himself, punishing dissent and showering allies with country club memberships and...

Celebrate Lunar New Year by Donating to a Top-Rated Charity

Feb 6, 2024

Happy Lunar New Year from CharityWatch! 

Happy 2024 from CharityWatch!

Dec 28, 2023

CharityWatch wishes you and yours a very Happy New Year.