Animals

CharityWatch: Mercy For Animals Charity Rating

March 21, 2023

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CharityWatch: Mercy For Animals Charity Rating

Mar 21, 2023

Mercy For Animals meets CharityWatch's benchmarks for Top-Rated status based on our analysis of its fiscal year 2021 financial reporting. However, it is ultimately up to you to decide which charities you want to support ...

Mercy For Animals meets CharityWatch's benchmarks for Top-Rated status based on our analysis of its fiscal year 2021 fin...

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5 Steps For Informed Giving

Nov 22, 2022

Giving Tuesday is only a reminder. Every day is a good day to support the charitable causes that are important to you. Find a CharityWatch Top-Rated charity to support...

Giving Tuesday is only a reminder. Every day is a good day to support the charitable causes that are important to you. Find a Char...

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Happy International Dog Day From CharityWatch!

Aug 26, 2022

International Dog Day is observed annually on August 26th. Find a CharityWatch Top-Rated animal charity and consider making a donation.

International Dog Day is observed annually on August 26th. Find a CharityWatch Top-Rated animal charity and consider making a dona...

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Nonprofit Compensation Packages of $1 Million or More

Jul 14, 2022

Does your favorite charity pay $1 million or more in compensation to its leader or other staff members? View this list of highly paid leaders in the nonprofit sector...

Does your favorite charity pay $1 million or more in compensation to its leader or other staff members? View this list of highly p...

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Taxpayer Subsidized PPP Funds Went to Charities with Failing...

May 25, 2022

Many highly inefficient charities with histories of very low program spending and "F" ratings from CharityWatch received taxpayer subsidized PPP funds that could have been better utilized by other, much more efficient nonprofits....

Many highly inefficient charities with histories of very low program spending and "F" ratings from CharityWatch received taxpayer ...

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Animal Protection Charity Issued a Decade of 'F' Ratings

Aug 12, 2021

"'Donors may as well just skip the donation to SPCAI and put the money directly into the pockets of its professional fundraisers,' Styron [said]. 'It would make little difference.'"

"'Donors may as well just skip the donation to SPCAI and put the money directly into the pockets of its professional fundraisers,'...

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Cat Charity Criticized for Straying from Good Governance Pra...

Dec 17, 2018

Alley Cat Allies, 'the global engine of change for cats' according to its website, has found itself the target of criticism in an article by Marc Gunther titled 'The Limits of Nonprofit Oversight.' The November 2018 article was pu...

Alley Cat Allies, 'the global engine of change for cats' according to its website, has found itself the target of criticism in an ...

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Reported Charity Salaries May Not Tell the Full Story

Apr 04, 2017

Donors often seek out information on charity executive salaries when considering whether or not to donate to a particular nonprofit. Unfortunately, the presentation of such salary data often causes donors to incorrectly conflate l...

Donors often seek out information on charity executive salaries when considering whether or not to donate to a particular nonprofi...

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The GuideStar Exchange Program: Sometimes Gold, Silver and B...

May 01, 2014

If we see a gold insignia associated with a charity, that charity must be a highly worthy one to which to donate, right? Unfortunately, this may not always be true, and in the case of the GuideStar Exchange program, even unworthy,...

If we see a gold insignia associated with a charity, that charity must be a highly worthy one to which to donate, right? Unfortuna...

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Think! Before You JustGive

Aug 01, 2012

JustGive is one of a growing number of websites that, for a reasonable fee of 4.5% per contribution, processes donations for people wishing to give to charities online. This is seen as a convenient service by many donors who like ...

JustGive is one of a growing number of websites that, for a reasonable fee of 4.5% per contribution, processes donations for peopl...

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F Rated Charity and Its Fundraiser Should Be Put on a Leash

Apr 01, 2011

If you are an animal lover you may have received a t-shirt or other unsolicited gift from SPCA International (SPCAI), a charity that states its mission as "advancing the safety and well-being of animals." One highly publicized...

If you are an animal lover you may have received a t-shirt or other unsolicited gift from SPCA International (SPCAI), a charity th...

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Undercover Investigation Reveals How Easy It Is to Set Up Ph...

Apr 01, 2004

The American Institute of Philanthropy worked with ABC News on a yearlong investigation of the charity business. Rhonda Schwartz, a producer for ABC News, went undercover to see how easy it would be to set up a phony charity...

The American Institute of Philanthropy worked with ABC News on a yearlong investigation of the charity business. Rhonda Schwartz, ...

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Are Charity Boards Asleep at the Wheel? Nonprofit Governance...

Apr 01, 2003

Confidence in nonprofit organizations is at the lowest level in two decades and one-third of Americans who are 57 or older have less confidence in nonprofit organizations over the last 2 years, according to a September 2002 survey...

Confidence in nonprofit organizations is at the lowest level in two decades and one-third of Americans who are 57 or older have le...

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