Cancer Charities

A Personal Message & Top-Rated Charities for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October 07, 2022

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A Personal Message & Top-Rated Charities for Breast Cancer A...

Oct 07, 2022

View CharityWatch's list of Top-Rated cancer charities for Breast Cancer Awareness Month and watch our executive director's personal message about how this disease has touched her own life.

View CharityWatch's list of Top-Rated cancer charities for Breast Cancer Awareness Month and watch our executive director's person...

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Retiring Executive of Low-Rated Cancer Charity Receives $500...

Sep 07, 2022

In the year of retirement Kelly B. Browning, Executive Vice President of the American Institute for Cancer Research, received total compensation of $909,189, including $500,000 of "other reportable compensation..."

In the year of retirement Kelly B. Browning, Executive Vice President of the American Institute for Cancer Research, received tota...

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Breast Cancer Cause-Related Marketing: Buyer Beware

Oct 18, 2021

Watch "Breast Cancer Products Bring In Big Money — But to Whom" for CharityWatch Executive Director, Laurie Styron's contribution to this topic.

Watch "Breast Cancer Products Bring In Big Money — But to Whom" for CharityWatch Executive Director, Laurie Styron's contributio...

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October Is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Oct 05, 2021

As of the end of 2020, there were nearly 8 million women alive who were diagnosed with breast cancer within the past 5 years, according to the World Health Organization.

As of the end of 2020, there were nearly 8 million women alive who were diagnosed with breast cancer within the past 5 years, acco...

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American Breast Cancer Foundation

Aug 15, 2021

When a charity's reported improvements are the result of real changes to its operations, it's a good thing. It's a bad thing when the only thing that has really changed is how the charity self-reports its financial information on ...

When a charity's reported improvements are the result of real changes to its operations, it's a good thing. It's a bad thing when ...

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Fundraisers for ‘F’ Rated Charities Hit with a Combined ...

May 19, 2021

In separate actions in January 2021 and September 2020, the FTC joined forces with state charity regulators across the country to crack down on the predatory fundraising practices of for-profit companies soliciting donations on be...

In separate actions in January 2021 and September 2020, the FTC joined forces with state charity regulators across the country to ...

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Nearly 20 CharityWatch 'F' Rated Charities Cited in FTC Comp...

Mar 05, 2021

CharityWatch has different tools in our toolbox than the FTC and state charity regulators. As an independent charity watchdog organization, we are often able to warn donors about inefficient charities and predatory fundraising sch...

CharityWatch has different tools in our toolbox than the FTC and state charity regulators. As an independent charity watchdog orga...

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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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Good Riddance ‘F’ Rated Charities

Jul 16, 2020

(Updated March 2, 2023) CharityWatch analysts collectively spend more than 1,000 hours each year analyzing and reporting on the financial waste and questionable practices we uncover. We warn donors about inefficient charities...

(Updated March 2, 2023) CharityWatch analysts collectively spend more than 1,000 hours each year analyzing and reporting on the fi...

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'False Financial Reporting Scheme' Leads to Shut Down of Can...

Mar 23, 2018

According to a Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction, dated March 8, 2018, in the matter of The People of the State of California v. The National Cancer Coalition, The National Cancer Coalition (NCC) has been shut down. In a co...

According to a Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction, dated March 8, 2018, in the matter of The People of the State of Californi...

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Florida AG Seeking Shut Down of Charity Exploiting Causes fo...

Dec 27, 2017

"It is absolutely abhorrent to exploit families of fallen firefighters and breast cancer patients to steal from generous Floridians. …[E]very dollar given to a deceptive charity is a dollar that does not go to those in need. Thi...

"It is absolutely abhorrent to exploit families of fallen firefighters and breast cancer patients to steal from generous Floridian...

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Multiple Names + Exaggerated Programs = Two Related Charitie...

Sep 20, 2016

Veterans and cancer are two of the most popular charitable causes to which Americans direct significant donations. While these two causes seemingly have little to do with one another, one set of charities proves otherwise...

Veterans and cancer are two of the most popular charitable causes to which Americans direct significant donations. While these two...

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20+ Year-Old Charity that Solicited for Non-Existent Program...

Jan 27, 2016

National Children's Leukemia Foundation, a long-time "F"-rated charity by CharityWatch, is to be shut down under the terms of a settlement agreement announced in December 2015, but unfortunately, not before...

National Children's Leukemia Foundation, a long-time "F"-rated charity by CharityWatch, is to be shut down under the terms of a se...

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Long Running Family Charity Scheme Exposed

Jul 27, 2015

Unfortunately for most of us, we have been touched personally by cancer in some way. That makes it all the more shameful when bad actors in the charity world mislead good-intentioned donors under the ruse of helping cancer patient...

Unfortunately for most of us, we have been touched personally by cancer in some way. That makes it all the more shameful when bad ...

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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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Plus Size Retirement Payouts Continue at American Cancer Soc...

Mar 02, 2015

Executives at the American Cancer Society certainly have not been strangers to CharityWatch's list of Top 25 Compensation Packages and have come under fire before for eye-popping pay. So it's not surprising to...

Executives at the American Cancer Society certainly have not been strangers to CharityWatch's list of Top 25 Compensation Packages...

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Update: Good Charity You Can't Judge a Book by its Cover or ...

Apr 09, 2014

Good Charity has been operating for less than the three-year period CharityWatch requires before a rating is conducted, but our initial research and follow-up review shows ample reason for concern regarding the creation of Good Ch...

Good Charity has been operating for less than the three-year period CharityWatch requires before a rating is conducted, but our in...

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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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Cancer Charities Need Dose of Organizational Chemotherapy

Mar 20, 2012

Over 40% of people born today will get cancer during their lifetime based on current rates of cancer incidence, according to the government's National Cancer Institute. Nearly everyone has had a loved one or friend...

Over 40% of people born today will get cancer during their lifetime based on current rates of cancer incidence, according to the g...

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Eye-Popping Pay

Dec 01, 2011

The head of the American Cancer Society since 1992, John Seffrin made $1.3 million in total compensation and benefits in fiscal 2009. His payout in fiscal 2010 was boosted to $2.2 million...

The head of the American Cancer Society since 1992, John Seffrin made $1.3 million in total compensation and benefits in fiscal 20...

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Avon Raises Awareness For Its Cosmetics and For Breast Cance...

Apr 01, 2010

Avon Products Foundation is perhaps best known among donors for its Avon Walk for Breast Cancer held in many large cities across the nation each year. The charity is named after Avon Company, the famous cosmetics giant...

Avon Products Foundation is perhaps best known among donors for its Avon Walk for Breast Cancer held in many large cities across t...

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