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Faulty Generalizations Lead to Bad Donating Decisions

October 20, 2021

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New Charity Failing to Help Kids with Cancer

Jul 08, 2015

CharityWatch's president and NBC 7 San Diego investigate WishWarriors' alleged failure to provide any financial assistance to the kids they claim to help. CharityWatch offers these tips when donating to a new charity...

CharityWatch's president and NBC 7 San Diego investigate WishWarriors' alleged failure to provide any financial assistance to the ...

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FTC, D.C. and all 50 States Take Action Against F Rated Canc...

May 19, 2015

Four charities which have consistently earned F ratings, Cancer Fund of America, Cancer Support Services, Children’s Cancer Fund of America and Breast Cancer Society, have been charged with bilking $187 ...

Four charities which have consistently earned F ratings, Cancer Fund of America, Cancer Support Services, Children’s C...

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CharityWatch Takes a Tough Stand on Charities with High Asse...

Apr 09, 2015

Navy SEAL Foundation aren't doing any favors for those who need help now. Charitable dollars are limited, having remained at about 2% of GDP for over four decades, while the needs of society are not. Charities that hoard the ...

Navy SEAL Foundation aren't doing any favors for those who need help now. Charitable dollars are limited, having remained at ...

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Thrift Store Donations for Veterans Charity Investigated

Dec 10, 2014

Veterans benefit very little when clothes and household items are donated to Vietnam Veterans of America. Watch CharityWatch president talk with Portland, OR KATU TV investigators about CharityWatch's analysis of this F rated char...

Veterans benefit very little when clothes and household items are donated to Vietnam Veterans of America. Watch CharityWatch presi...

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Update: Greg Mortenson, Central Asia Institute

Aug 07, 2014

In April 2012, Montana Attorney General announced a settlement agreement requiring Greg Mortenson, author of Three Cups of Tea, to pay more than $1 million in restitution for financial wrongdoing at the charity he founded, Central...

In April 2012, Montana Attorney General announced a settlement agreement requiring Greg Mortenson, author of Three Cups of Tea, to...

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Charity Salaries

Jul 31, 2014

Is it acceptable for the head of a nonprofit to earn a seven-figure salary? Upon what criteria should a salary be based? A recent study in JAMA Internal Medicine reveals that a CEO at a nonprofit hospital earns, on average, about ...

Is it acceptable for the head of a nonprofit to earn a seven-figure salary? Upon what criteria should a salary be based? A recent ...

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F Rated Veterans Charity Busted: $24.6 Million Settlement w...

Jul 31, 2014

CharityWatch was the first to warn the public of a $8.4 million debt in 2008 and other serious problems with Disabled Veterans National Foundation (DVNF). The charity continued to dig itself into a huge debt to its professional fu...

CharityWatch was the first to warn the public of a $8.4 million debt in 2008 and other serious problems with Disabled Veterans Nat...

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Lack of Disclosure Makes Giving to Televangelists a Risky Bu...

Apr 01, 2014

Large religious TV networks that repeatedly ask you for charitable donations are allowed to hide how they spend your dollars. If you want to know if your donation is used to fund TV broadcasting or charitable aid...

Large religious TV networks that repeatedly ask you for charitable donations are allowed to hide how they spend your dollars. If y...

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Dishonored Veterans Charity Sued by California AG

Sep 06, 2013

Help Hospitalized Veterans (HHV), which earns an F rating from CharityWatch, has been sued by California's Attorney General. The AG shares CharityWatch's long held position that HHV's accounting gimmicks inflate the reported amoun...

Help Hospitalized Veterans (HHV), which earns an F rating from CharityWatch, has been sued by California's Attorney General. The A...

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Coalition Against Breast Cancer Dissolved by New York Attorn...

May 07, 2013

The F rated Coalition Against Breast Cancer has been shut down by NY AG Eric Schneiderman. Though CABC claimed to use donated funds for breast cancer research and prevention programming, less than 0.05% of...

The F rated Coalition Against Breast Cancer has been shut down by NY AG Eric Schneiderman. Though CABC claimed to use donated fund...

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Operation False Charity: Nationwide Crackdown on Dishonest F...

Aug 01, 2009

The AIP along with AARP, the National Association of Attorneys General, the National Association of Secretaries of State and a few other public service organizations partnered with the Federal Trade Commission and over 60 law...

The AIP along with AARP, the National Association of Attorneys General, the National Association of Secretaries of State and a few...

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Matchless Matching Campaign

Dec 01, 2006

The Union of Concerned Scientists recently conducted a fundraising campaign, "Save the Science," which promised that the UCS board of directors would "match all contributions from UCS members from now until July 21 to expand our c...

The Union of Concerned Scientists recently conducted a fundraising campaign, "Save the Science," which promised that the UCS board...

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