Charity Articles

June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month!

May 30, 2023

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June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month!

May 30, 2023

In honor of LGBTQ+ Pride Month 2023, CharityWatch announces our list of Top-Rated LGBTQ+ charities....

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Precautions When Giving Store Check Out Donations

May 23, 2023

“‘Instead of waiting to be asked for a donation, go out there and find the causes that are important to you and then make a gift once you have taken the time to vet a particular organization,’ Styron said.”...

“‘Instead of waiting to be asked for a donation, go out there and find the causes that are important to you and then...

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Charity Rating for Invisible People

May 23, 2023

CharityWatch asked Invisible People questions about its financial reporting. As of May 22, 2023 the charity has not responded to our inquiries.

CharityWatch asked Invisible People questions about its financial reporting. As of May 22, 2023 the charity has not responded to o...

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Celebrate and Honor Memorial Day 2023 with a Donation to a C...

May 22, 2023

Monday, May 29th is Memorial Day 2023. Check out a CharityWatch Top-Rated Veterans & Military charity and know that you are giving wisely. ...

Monday, May 29th is Memorial Day 2023. Check out a CharityWatch Top-Rated Veterans & Military charity and know that you are gi...

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May is AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) Heritage Month

May 12, 2023

May is AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) Heritage Month. ...

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Donate to a Top-Rated ...

May 11, 2023

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Check out a CharityWatch Top-Rated Mental Health charity and know that you are giving wisely....

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Check out a CharityWatch Top-Rated Mental Health charity and know that you are giving wisely...

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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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Best wishes from CharityWatch for Vesak Day!

May 02, 2023

Consider donating to a Top-Rated charity on this Buddhist holiday. Vesak Day, the Day of the Full Moon in the month of May, is the most sacred day to millions of Buddhists around the world. ...

Consider donating to a Top-Rated charity on this Buddhist holiday. Vesak Day, the Day of the Full Moon in the month of May, is the...

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Cinco de Mayo: Celebrate with a Donation to a Top-Rated Hisp...

Apr 28, 2023

Find a Top-Rated Hispanic & Latin American charity to donate to for Cinco de Mayo, a holiday that celebrates Mexican culture and heritage. ...

Find a Top-Rated Hispanic & Latin American charity to donate to for Cinco de Mayo, a holiday that celebrates Mexican culture a...

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Brad Pitt Helped Hurricane Katrina Victims, Then He Was Sued

Apr 20, 2023

Actor Brad Pitt was one of the “original benefactors,” according to the article, which stated that “Owners of faulty homes built by the star’s Make It Right Foundation in New Orleans were relieved when charity Global Green...

Actor Brad Pitt was one of the “original benefactors,” according to the article, which stated that “Owners of faulty homes b...

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Celebrate Earth Day 2023 with a donation to a Top-Rated Envi...

Apr 19, 2023

View Ratings of Environmental Charities. The first Earth Day was held in the United States on the first day of spring in March 1970 and is now celebrated on April 22nd of each year by at least 1 billion people in over 19...

View Ratings of Environmental Charities. The first Earth Day was held in the United States on the first day of spring in...

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Today is Vaisakhi Day! Donate to CharityWatch Top-Rated Sikh...

Apr 14, 2023

Vaisakhi is a spring festival which happens on the 13 or 14 April every year....

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Best Wishes for Passover from CharityWatch! Donate to a Top-...

Apr 07, 2023

Best Wishes from CharityWatch! CharityWatch is here to help you find charities that will use your donation efficiently. View our complete List of Top-Rated Charities. ...

Best Wishes from CharityWatch! CharityWatch is here to help you find charities that will use your donation efficiently. View ...

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Happy Easter From CharityWatch! Donate to a Top-Rated Charit...

Apr 06, 2023

Happy Easter from CharityWatch! You know what causes are important to you but aren't sure which charities working in those causes will use your donations efficiently. CharityWatch is here to help!

Happy Easter from CharityWatch! You know what causes are important to you but aren't sure which charities working in those causes ...

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Sean Penn's Charity, CORE, Described as "a Money Mess"

Apr 04, 2023

Sean Penn’s charity, Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE), “has been accused of widespread financial mismanagement and failing to address allegations of sexual harassment,” including “failing to put in place adequate a...

Sean Penn’s charity, Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE), “has been accused of widespread financial mismanagement and fai...

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The Carter Center: A Lasting Legacy of President Jimmy Carte...

Mar 30, 2023

The Carter Center has consistently proven itself to be a financially efficient organization based on CharityWatch's nearly two decades of analysis of its audited financial statements and tax filings. That said, if you donate to Th...

The Carter Center has consistently proven itself to be a financially efficient organization based on CharityWatch's nearly two dec...

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A Happy Ramadan From CharityWatch

Mar 22, 2023

CharityWatch Wishes You A Very Happy Ramadan. Want to recommend a charity for CharityWatch to rate that focuses on international relief and development in the Islamic world, or that conducts programs specifically designed to serve...

CharityWatch Wishes You A Very Happy Ramadan. Want to recommend a charity for CharityWatch to rate that focuses on international r...

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AARP's Perfect Scam Podcast: A Case Study With Laurie Styron

Mar 22, 2023

"Giving makes people feel good," says Kay Bransford, the daughter and caregiver of a generous donor who received "over 200 pieces of mail" from charities per month asking for donations.

"Giving makes people feel good," says Kay Bransford, the daughter and caregiver of a generous donor who received "over 200 pieces ...

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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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Avoid The Pitfalls of Charity Checkout Donations

Mar 16, 2023

“It can vary widely how much of your donation really ends up being spent on charitable work. Generally speaking all the money that’s donated does get to the charity but the charity, depending on which charity it is, might have...

“It can vary widely how much of your donation really ends up being spent on charitable work. Generally speaking all the money th...

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How to Research Charities 101

Mar 15, 2023

CharityWatch's quality over quantity approach to rating charities necessitates a time-intensive process that unfortunately means we can’t rate every nonprofit. We hope these additional resources will aid you in your research of ...

CharityWatch's quality over quantity approach to rating charities necessitates a time-intensive process that unfortunately means w...

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Know Your NAACPs and Their Ratings

Mar 14, 2023

In March 2019 the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) changed its tax status from a 501(c)(3) public charity to a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization. One downside of this change is that donations ...

In March 2019 the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) changed its tax status from a 501(c)(3) publi...

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Donors Warned to Be Cautious of Scams After Mass Shootings

Mar 07, 2023

"'There are fake crowdfunding campaigns that pop up all the time. And there's a lot of copycat crowdfunding campaigns that pop up all the time because people swoop in immediately after a tragedy and try to cash in and then they're...

"'There are fake crowdfunding campaigns that pop up all the time. And there's a lot of copycat crowdfunding campaigns that pop up ...

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Con Artists Exploit Mass Shootings with Charity Frauds and S...

Mar 07, 2023

CharityWatch Executive Director, Laurie Styron, tells The New York Times: “'Some scammers are experts who make full-time jobs out of lying in wait for the next tragedy so they can strike again with fake profiles,...

CharityWatch Executive Director, Laurie Styron, tells The New York Times: “'Some scammers are experts who make f...

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