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Crowdfunding: The Wild West of Charitable Giving

November 24, 2022

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September is Hunger Action Month

Sep 18, 2022

September is Hunger Action month. According to the USDA, more than 34 million people (including 9 million children) in the United States are food insecure.

September is Hunger Action month. According to the USDA, more than 34 million people (including 9 million children) in the United ...

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Legal Battle Ensues Over Control of Black Lives Matter Globa...

Sep 09, 2022

Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF) was named as a co-defendant in a lawsuit last week, along with one of its leaders, who is accused of "syphoning" millions in donations...

Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF) was named as a co-defendant in a lawsuit last week, along with one of its le...

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National Suicide Prevention & Awareness Month 2022

Sep 09, 2022

VIDEO: September is National Suicide Prevention and Awareness month. CharityWatch Executive Director, Laurie Styron, recommends one Top-Rated charity that donors can consider supporting to help others discover ways to process the ...

VIDEO: September is National Suicide Prevention and Awareness month. CharityWatch Executive Director, Laurie Styron, recommends on...

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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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This Labor Day Consider Donating to a Top-Rated Charity

Sep 01, 2022

The Labor Day holiday marks the unofficial end of summer and is a time to remember the works and contributions of those people who fought for the worker protections we enjoy today. It is also a good moment to consider how to give ...

The Labor Day holiday marks the unofficial end of summer and is a time to remember the works and contributions of those people who...

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Happy International Dog Day From CharityWatch!

Aug 26, 2022

International Dog Day is observed annually on August 26th. Find a CharityWatch Top-Rated animal charity and consider making a donation.

International Dog Day is observed annually on August 26th. Find a CharityWatch Top-Rated animal charity and consider making a dona...

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Indeed, There's Never Been a Better Time to be a "Scammy" No...

Aug 17, 2022

"These ratings are routinely called out by CharityWatch, the only real aggressive watchdog...'The whole system is propped up on false assumptions and flawed automated methods,' said Laurie Styron, CharityWatch's leader." ...

"These ratings are routinely called out by CharityWatch, the only real aggressive watchdog...'The whole system is propped up on fa...

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Charity Annual Reports Rebranded as "Impact" Reports

Aug 17, 2022

A message from CharityWatch Executive Director, Laurie Styron...Because no independent charity rater has the unimaginable resources that would be required to independently investigate, verify, measure, and standardize the “impac...

A message from CharityWatch Executive Director, Laurie Styron...Because no independent charity rater has the unimaginable resource...

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How "Psychic Numbing" Stops Us from Giving

Aug 16, 2022

As the number of victims of a tragedy increases, the empathy we feel in response to those victims decreases - a concept known as "psychic numbing."

As the number of victims of a tragedy increases, the empathy we feel in response to those victims decreases - a concept known as "...

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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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Devastating Floods in Kentucky: Find Top-Rated Charities Hel...

Aug 03, 2022

On July 28, 2022, nearly one foot of rain fell across Eastern Kentucky and much of Central Appalachia. The deluge of rain quickly flooded already swollen rivers, streams, gullies, and culverts....

On July 28, 2022, nearly one foot of rain fell across Eastern Kentucky and much of Central Appalachia. The deluge of rain qui...

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Which Charities To Donate To After A Major Disaster

Aug 03, 2022

Deadly flooding in Kentucky this past week and in Tennessee last year catalyzed an outpouring of charitable donations to help the victims of these disasters. CharityWatch Executive Director, Laurie Styron, talks to WSMV4's investi...

Deadly flooding in Kentucky this past week and in Tennessee last year catalyzed an outpouring of charitable donations to help the ...

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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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Disaster Giving: What Happened to $12.5 Million in Tornado R...

Jun 16, 2022

What happened to $12.5 million in tornado disaster relief funds? CharityWatch Executive Director, Laurie Styron, talks to News Channel 5...

What happened to $12.5 million in tornado disaster relief funds? CharityWatch Executive Director, Laurie Styron, talks to News Cha...

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Jun 08, 2022

Receive CharityWatch's bi-weekly email newsletter and sign up for a free account where you can save your favorite charities to a list and monitor their CharityWatch ratings, executive salaries, governance benchmarks, and other dat...

Receive CharityWatch's bi-weekly email newsletter and sign up for a free account where you can save your favorite charities to a l...

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CharityWatch Needs Your Help

Jun 04, 2022

As the only independent charity watchdog in the United States, CharityWatch needs your help to continue performing our critical role in keeping the nonprofit sector honest...

As the only independent charity watchdog in the United States, CharityWatch needs your help to continue performing our critical ro...

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Donors Warned to Be Cautious of Scams After Mass Shootings

Jun 03, 2022

"'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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LGBTQ+ Pride Month 2022

Jun 03, 2022

CharityWatch releases our ratings and in-depth reports of LGBTQ+ nonprofit organizations. The 3 Top-Rated organizations receive ratings of A and A-minus, respectively, while the lowest rated organization...

CharityWatch releases our ratings and in-depth reports of LGBTQ+ nonprofit organizations. The 3 Top-Rated organizations receive ra...

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CharityWatch Helps Foundations Identify Efficient and Effect...

May 27, 2022

CharityWatch regularly partners with journalists working nationally, regionally, and locally to contribute in-depth financial analysis and other expertise to their investigations into wrongdoing at charities. For 30 years, Charity...

CharityWatch regularly partners with journalists working nationally, regionally, and locally to contribute in-depth financial anal...

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CharityWatch Report on NRA and NRA Foundation

May 27, 2022

CharityWatch issues a comprehensive report on its findings on the National Rifle Association and its related Foundation as the nation grapples with continued gun violence...

CharityWatch issues a comprehensive report on its findings on the National Rifle Association and its related Foundation as the nat...

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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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30 More Years of Keeping Charities Honest

May 23, 2022

Happy Birthday CharityWatch! If you were fortunate enough to grow up with a strong sense of right and wrong, you likely become frustrated as I do by a world that too often seems to reward bad behavior. Scammers and unethical chari...

Happy Birthday CharityWatch! If you were fortunate enough to grow up with a strong sense of right and wrong, you likely become fru...

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St. Joseph's Indian School: 25 Years of No Accountability

May 20, 2022

A charity sending a donor its self-published “Financial Report” pamphlet in response to a request for its audit is like a student sending their professor the grade they assigned themselves for the semester in lieu of turning i...

A charity sending a donor its self-published “Financial Report” pamphlet in response to a request for its audit is like a stud...

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