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Happy Mother's Day from CharityWatch!

May 08, 2023

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Happy Mother's Day from CharityWatch!

May 08, 2023

In honor and celebration of the special mother in your life, consider a donation to a CharityWatch Top-Rated charity. ...

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Charity Checkout Donations 101

Dec 27, 2022

"If everything's above board, that store is really just acting like an agent...they're really just taking your money and then at some point in the future passing it on to the charity," CharityWatch executive director, Laurie Styro...

"If everything's above board, that store is really just acting like an agent...they're really just taking your money and then at s...

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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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'100% to Program' Claims Confuse Donors

Aug 04, 2022

Claims made in charity solicitations and marketing materials that promise 100% of your donation will fund charitable programs certainly sound enticing as you consider which nonprofits will use your contributions most efficiently. ...

Claims made in charity solicitations and marketing materials that promise 100% of your donation will fund charitable programs cert...

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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 High As...

May 25, 2022

CharityWatch questions if granting PPP funds to charities that could have relied on their own reserves to weather the economic fallout resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic was the best use of these resources. PPP funding was limit...

CharityWatch questions if granting PPP funds to charities that could have relied on their own reserves to weather the economic fal...

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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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You're on the Case! Help CharityWatch Investigate '?' Charit...

Dec 04, 2020

Wise donors like you turn to CharityWatch for ratings and quality reporting on wrongdoing in the nonprofit sector because you know we aren’t afraid to name names and hold charities accountable to their donors...

Wise donors like you turn to CharityWatch for ratings and quality reporting on wrongdoing in the nonprofit sec...

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National Illness Prevention Charity Agrees to Dissolve in Se...

Jan 07, 2019

"This group has been scamming people for years, preying on the generosity of Michigan’s donors and inflating the numbers on their financial statements," said the Attorney General of Michigan in a September 25, 2018...

"This group has been scamming people for years, preying on the generosity of Michigan’s donors and inflating the numbers on thei...

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WonderWork Co-Founder is No Mr. Wonderful

Mar 08, 2018

Brian Mullaney, the man who for charities like Smile Train and WonderWork, popularized the dubious fundraising advertising claim of "100% to Program," may face legal action and tax penalties, potentially for unjust enrichment...

Brian Mullaney, the man who for charities like Smile Train and WonderWork, popularized the dubious fundraising advertising claim o...

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WonderWork CEO Resigns; Independent Bankruptcy Trustee to Ta...

Dec 06, 2017

About 11 months after WonderWork filed for bankruptcy in the wake of an arbitrator’s decision that it pay HelpMeSee a $16 million award, WonderWork’s co-founder and CEO, Brian Mullaney, has resigned from...

About 11 months after WonderWork filed for bankruptcy in the wake of an arbitrator’s decision that it pay HelpMeSee a $16 millio...

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Donor Alert: $16 Million Award Against WonderWork May Force ...

Feb 02, 2017

Two charities, HelpMeSee and WonderWork, remain embattled in a lengthy legal dispute over a services agreement that has resulted in a $16 million arbitration award against WonderWork that includes...

Two charities, HelpMeSee and WonderWork, remain embattled in a lengthy legal dispute over a services agreement that has resulted i...

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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 th...

Listen to CharityWatch President, Daniel Borochoff, discuss the Clinton Foundation on NPR's On Point. Watch Daniel Borochof...

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CF Foundation 'Supercharged' by $3.3 Billion Sale of Drug Ro...

Jan 26, 2015

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) announced "an unprecedented acceleration and expansion of its research, care and patient programs for the CF community" made possible by the $3.3 billion CFF received from selling...

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) announced "an unprecedented acceleration and expansion of its research, care and patient prog...

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Robo-caller for Popular Charities Fined $1 Million for Multi...

Nov 18, 2014

What do American Center for Law & Justice, Environmental Defense Fund, Foundation Fighting Blindness, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, NARAL Pro-Choice America, Operation Smile, Special Olympics, U.S. English, and Tea ...

What do American Center for Law & Justice, Environmental Defense Fund, Foundation Fighting Blindness, Mothers Against Drunk Dr...

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Ice Bucket Donations Pour into ALS Association

Sep 03, 2014

Thanks to the viral popularity of the Ice Bucket Challenge, the ALS Association (ALSA) has received $107.4 million in Ice Bucket donations as of September 3, 2014, according to its website. With this windfall in donations, ALSA is...

Thanks to the viral popularity of the Ice Bucket Challenge, the ALS Association (ALSA) has received $107.4 million in Ice Bucket d...

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Have You Been Wondering About WonderWork?

Dec 01, 2013

Many CharityWatch members have recently been receiving a deluge of similar-looking direct mail solicitations from several charities with different, unfamiliar names: BurnRescue, FirstStep, and 20/20/20...

Many CharityWatch members have recently been receiving a deluge of similar-looking direct mail solicitations from several charitie...

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(Mis)Understanding Special Events--Philanthropy Leader's Col...

Mar 20, 2012

People who participate in walking, biking, dancing, dinners or other special events held to raise funds for charity may be disappointed by recent comments from Patty and Sandy Stonesifer in the duo's January 21, 2009 Slate.com adv...

People who participate in walking, biking, dancing, dinners or other special events held to raise funds for charity may be disappo...

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Solicitation Train

Aug 01, 2010

"Make one gift now and we'll never ask for another donation again!" If you receive a solicitation in the mail from any charity that makes the above promise, you would be wise to be skeptical. No donor should ever feel obligated to...

"Make one gift now and we'll never ask for another donation again!" If you receive a solicitation in the mail from any charity tha...

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Large Asset Charity Threatens to Close Hospitals

Aug 01, 2009

Shriners' Board Chairman Ralph Semb told the AP in April 2009 that Shriners' endowment size had fallen $3 billion in less than a year, from $8 billion to $5 billion, and that its annual budget has increased in the past two years.....

Shriners' Board Chairman Ralph Semb told the AP in April 2009 that Shriners' endowment size had fallen $3 billion in less than a y...

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A Wink and a Smile Train

Dec 01, 2008

100% of your donation goes toward programs -- 0% goes toward overhead. Many AIP members have seen the above language in solicitations from Smile Train, a charity that treats children born with cleft lip and palate. One may wonder...

100% of your donation goes toward programs -- 0% goes toward overhead. Many AIP members have seen the above language in solicitat...

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Leaked Report Alleges Wrongdoing within Shriners Hospitals f...

Oct 01, 2008

In April of 2008 a Special Investigative Committee of the Joint Boards of the Shriners Hospitals for Children (SHC) issued an internal report on allegations that members of SHC's board of directors unethically intervened...

In April of 2008 a Special Investigative Committee of the Joint Boards of the Shriners Hospitals for Children (SHC) issued an inte...

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Group Takes Steps to Improve Its Own Health

Apr 01, 2007

American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF), the poster charity for related party transactions, with over $43 million of them during the past eight years, is reforming. These transactions, which were reported in AHAF's financial ...

American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF), the poster charity for related party transactions, with over $43 million of them dur...

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Disenchantment with Local Chapter Leads to Greater Concern O...

Apr 01, 2000

Based on our experience and efforts as a former advisor and a former board member of the St. Louis Gateway Area Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, we are of the opinion that a shamefully small amoun...

Based on our experience and efforts as a former advisor and a former board member of the St. Louis Gateway Area Chapter ...

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