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R.I.P. F-Rated Charities

   Oct 15, 2024

While it is often easy to find ubiquitous amounts of information online and in marketing materials praising a nonprofit’s good deeds and low overhead costs, negative information warning donors about highly inefficient or unethical charities is not as easy to come by.

 

CharityWatch analysts collectively spend more than 1,000 hours each year analyzing and reporting on the financial waste and questionable practices we uncover during our research and evaluations. CharityWatch warns donors about inefficient charities by publicizing "F" ratings of these organizations often years before they are shut down by a governmental body, called out by a media outlet, or flagged by less vigilant sources of charity information.

 

These "F" rated charities are thankfully no longer with us. Some were forcibly shut down, while others simply petered out or ceased fundraising in the face of bad press, costly lawsuits, or dwindling donations. We at CharityWatch hope that our "F" ratings and other reporting helped you to avoid donating to these organizations while they were still with us.

Rest in Peace:

·       American Foundation for Disabled Children

·       Association for Firefighters and Paramedics

·       Breast Cancer Charities of America

·       Breast Cancer Outreach Foundation

·       Breast Cancer Society

·       Cancer Fund of America

·       Cancer Recovery Foundation International

·       Cancer Survivors' Fund

·       Center for American Homeless Veterans

·       Children's Cancer Fund of America

·       Children's Cancer Recovery Foundation

·       Circle of Friends for American Veterans

·       Community Charity Advancement / Breast Cancer Research & Support Fund / U.S. Firefighters Association

·       Disabled Police and Sheriffs Foundation

·       Disabled Police Officers of America

·       Disabled Veterans Services

·       Firefighters Support Foundation

·       Firefighters Support Services

·       Foundation For American Veterans

·       Good Charity

·       Healing Heroes Network

·       Heart Center of America

·       Help Our Wounded

·       Help the Vets

·       Law Enforcement Action Network

·       Law Enforcement Education Program

·       National Cancer Coalition & Breast Cancer Relief Foundation

·       National Children's Leukemia Foundation

·       National Emergency Medicine Association

·       National Vietnam Veterans Foundation

·       Operation Lookout National Center for Missing Youth

·       Reserve Police Officers Association

·       TREA Memorial Foundation / Armed Forces Aid Campaign / U.S. Armed Forces Iraq Casualty Appeal

·       Veterans Support Organization

·       VietNow National Headquarters

·       Woman to Woman Breast Cancer Foundation

·       WonderWork

·       Youth Development Fund