The House Always Wins: When Charity Gaming Becomes Personal Profit

Oct 31, 2025

A USA Today investigation details how hundreds of thousands of dollars intended for Colorado youth hockey programs through charity “50/50” raffles at Denver’s Ball Arena went missing under the oversight...

Crackdown on Car Donation Company Targets Cancer Charity’s Claims

Oct 29, 2025

A newly announced action by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in coordination with law-enforcement agencies in 19 states, exposes a major deceptive fundraising scheme at a charity-affiliated vehicle donation operation....

A List of High Asset Charities That May Not Need Your Donations

Oct 27, 2025

Charitable giving in the U.S. has held remarkably steady for decades, hovering around 2% of gross domestic product (GDP) since the mid-20th century. That means the size of the giving...

Don’t Let Scary Charities Haunt Your Donations This Halloween

Oct 24, 2025

As ghouls, ghosts, and goblins take over the night, don’t let scary charities haunt your donations! ?️ Before you give, check the facts. Some organizations may have more tricks than...

Charity Scandals of 2025

Oct 23, 2025

Across the United States a troubling pattern of financial mismanagement and ethical lapses risks eroding public confidence in the nonprofit sector. From youth sports to animal sanctuaries, from city-administered funds...

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...

A Few Giving Tips & 5 Steps for Informed Giving

Sep 19, 2025

CharityWatch CEO, Laurie Styron, was recently interviewed by the Minnesota Star Tribune about things to avoid when making your giving decisions this year. “‘Gaining a basic understanding of just how...

Friends of the Israel Defense Forces Reasserts Exclusive Status Amid Leadership Turmoil

Sep 10, 2025

In the wake of a scandal that led to the abrupt departure of its chair and CEO, the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) reaffirmed its claim that it...

Utility Company’s Nonprofit Ties Raise Transparency Questions Amid Proposed $10 Billion Rate Hike

Sep 9, 2025

Florida Power & Light (FPL), a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, one the nation’s largest utilities, may have come to a compromise on the historic $10 billion rate hike it was...

NFL Tightens Walter Payton Man of the Year Vetting Rules After Nonprofit Scandals

Sep 9, 2025

The NFL is introducing new compliance requirements for its most prestigious honor, the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award, following revelations of widespread nonprofit mismanagement tied to past...

Non-Profits Acting Like For-Profits: Should Fraternal Benefit Organizations Be Tax-Exempt?

Aug 13, 2025

Fraternal benefit organizations are tax-exempt under section 501(c)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code, provided they operate under a lodge system and primarily exist to provide for the payment of life,...

CharityWatch In The News 2025

Jul 29, 2025

As CEO of CharityWatch, Laurie Styron uses her deep expertise in nonprofit financial analysis to protect donors by exposing frauds, scams, and waste in the charitable sector. Under her leadership,...