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Busting the Myths of "The Overhead Myth"

June 10, 2021

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RAICES Facebook Fundraiser Goes Viral: Tops $20 Million, Tri...

Jul 02, 2018

As people across the U.S. and around the globe reacted to the media coverage of immigrant family separations at our southern border, a Facebook fundraiser for Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services...

As people across the U.S. and around the globe reacted to the media coverage of immigrant family separations at our southern borde...

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Immigrant shelter's CEO among highest paid charity leaders

Jun 21, 2018

Watch CharityWatch's president on CNN discuss the nearly $1.5 million salary of the CEO of Southwest Key Programs, the non-profit that is now providing one-half of the housing for migrant children who were recently separated from ...

Watch CharityWatch's president on CNN discuss the nearly $1.5 million salary of the CEO of Southwest Key Programs, the non-profit ...

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Don't Be Fooled By Name Rip-off Charity Scams

Jun 15, 2018

How much harm could there really be in confusing the names of two charities? Confusing a poorly-run charity for a well-run charity is one thing, but imagine how disheartening it would be if the entire amount of what you thought wa...

How much harm could there really be in confusing the names of two charities? Confusing a poorly-run charity for a well-run charity...

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For the 11th year in a row no house awarded in the San Diego...

May 18, 2018

After dropping for-profit raffle consultant, Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego finally offers the highly advertised dream house to its raffle winner. See The San Diego Union-Tribune's Dream House Raf...

After dropping for-profit raffle consultant, Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego finally offers the highly adve...

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Sorting Out Nonprofit Pairs

Apr 17, 2018

Donors are often confused by nonprofit pairs. These are related nonprofit organizations whose names often look very similar but that are legally separate entities. Such groups often share employees and other resources -- in some c...

Donors are often confused by nonprofit pairs. These are related nonprofit organizations whose names often look very similar but th...

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Gaia-Movement Living Earth's 'Recycling' Program, Debunked!

Apr 12, 2018

CharityWatch has been keeping an eye on Gaia-Movement Living Earth (GAIA), a charity known for its ubiquitous clothing collection boxes, for many years. GAIA consistently reports low overhead and high program spending in its annua...

CharityWatch has been keeping an eye on Gaia-Movement Living Earth (GAIA), a charity known for its ubiquitous clothing collection ...

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Syrian Humanitarian Relief

Apr 11, 2018

(Image: © UNICEF/NYHQ2015-0153/Tiku) Syria’s raging civil war headed into its eighth year in March 2018. Currently, as many as 13.1 million Syrian people are in need of emergency aid. According to the United Nat...

(Image: © UNICEF/NYHQ2015-0153/Tiku) Syria’s raging civil war headed into its eighth year in March 2018. Curren...

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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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WonderWork Co-Founder is No Mr. Wonderful

Mar 08, 2018

Brian Mullaney, the man who for charities like Smile Train and WonderWork, popularized the dubious fundraising advertising claim of "100% to Program," may face legal action and tax penalties, potentially for unjust enrichment...

Brian Mullaney, the man who for charities like Smile Train and WonderWork, popularized the dubious fundraising advertising claim o...

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Poorly Performing Veterans Charities

Feb 26, 2018

See CharityWatch's president, Daniel Borochoff, telling the Washington Bureau of Cox Communications how F-rated Disabled Veterans National Foundation and Veterans Support Foundation are wasting charitable dollars and not doin...

See CharityWatch's president, Daniel Borochoff, telling the Washington Bureau of Cox Communications how F-rated Disabled Vete...

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Conflicts of Interest Are a Red Flag for Donors: Some Charit...

Feb 20, 2018

The recent media attention given to conflicts of interest may have a political lean, but managing conflicts of interest has always been a critical part of good governance for charities and other nonprofits. The existence of confli...

The recent media attention given to conflicts of interest may have a political lean, but managing conflicts of interest has always...

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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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Vietnam Veterans of America's 'Recycling' Program, Debunked!

Dec 08, 2017

Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) reports reasonable overhead and program spending in its annual financial documents, but a closer analysis by CharityWatch reveals a different picture of how efficiently this charity operates.

Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) reports reasonable overhead and program spending in its annual financial documents, but a closer...

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WonderWork CEO Resigns; Independent Bankruptcy Trustee to Ta...

Dec 06, 2017

About 11 months after WonderWork filed for bankruptcy in the wake of an arbitrator’s decision that it pay HelpMeSee a $16 million award, WonderWork’s co-founder and CEO, Brian Mullaney, has resigned from...

About 11 months after WonderWork filed for bankruptcy in the wake of an arbitrator’s decision that it pay HelpMeSee a $16 millio...

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Veterans Charity Shut Down: 'Did Virtually Nothing for Veter...

Nov 07, 2017

"For years VietNow has scammed donations from people who thought their money would be used to support necessary services for our military veterans. Instead, VietNow pocketed donations...

"For years VietNow has scammed donations from people who thought their money would be used to support necessary services for our m...

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Rohingya Refugee Crisis

Oct 13, 2017

(Updated on July 9, 2018) As of May 2018, more than 900,000 Rohingya refugees have fled from Myanmar’s Rakhine State to Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh for safety, and the violence inflicted by the military in Myanmar continues ...

(Updated on July 9, 2018) As of May 2018, more than 900,000 Rohingya refugees have fled from Myanmar’s Rakhine State to Co...

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Yemen's Cholera Crisis: Donor Alert

Aug 24, 2017

Over the past two and a half years, war has occupied the country of Yemen. Malnutrition and poor sanitation have made Yemen susceptible to many diseases that are no longer considered threats to populations in other parts of the wo...

Over the past two and a half years, war has occupied the country of Yemen. Malnutrition and poor sanitation have made Yemen suscep...

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The Senate Singles Out WWP For Bad Practices That Also Occur...

Aug 14, 2017

Multiple media outlets, including CBS News and The New York Times, accused WWP of wasting donations on "lavish" spending, such as pricey travel, food and drink, and conferences for WWP employees. The U.S. Senate Judiciary...

Multiple media outlets, including CBS News and The New York Times, accused WWP of wasting donations on "lavish" spending, such as ...

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Donor Alert: 'ACLJ' Is Two Charities Dominated by One Famil...

Jul 19, 2017

Christian Advocates Serving Evangelism (CASE), which according to its mission “is specifically dedicated to the ideal that religious freedom and freedom of speech are inalienable, God given rights,” raised over $51 millio...

Christian Advocates Serving Evangelism (CASE), which according to its mission “is specifically dedicated to the ideal that ...

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Heavily Advertised Charity Comes Under Fire From CharityWatc...

May 09, 2017

Before you respond to the Kars4Kids infectious jingle, read CharityWatch's article, Costly and Continuous Kars4Kids Ads Disguise Charity's Real Purpose, check out our rating for Kars4Kids, and watch the CBS News segment featu...

Before you respond to the Kars4Kids infectious jingle, read CharityWatch's article, Costly and Continuous Kars4Kids Ads Disguise C...

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Reported Charity Salaries May Not Tell the Full Story

Apr 04, 2017

Donors often seek out information on charity executive salaries when considering whether or not to donate to a particular nonprofit. Unfortunately, the presentation of such salary data often causes donors to incorrectly conflate l...

Donors often seek out information on charity executive salaries when considering whether or not to donate to a particular nonprofi...

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Costly and Continuous Kars4Kids Ads Disguise Charity's Real ...

Mar 10, 2017

Described by many as annoying and by SFGate.com as the subject of "widespread, ubiquitous hate," the catchy advertising jingle for the charity known as Kars4Kids can now be heard not only on radio stations nationwide...

Described by many as annoying and by SFGate.com as the subject of "widespread, ubiquitous hate," the catchy advertising jingle for...

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Feed the Children Facing Official Inquiry & Lawsuit from For...

Mar 06, 2017

(Updated on April 19, 2017) The Oklahoma City based Feed the Children (FTC), which has long received poor ratings from CharityWatch and was named “The Most Outrageous Charity in America” by us in 2009, is now facing...

(Updated on April 19, 2017) The Oklahoma City based Feed the Children (FTC), which has long received poor ratings from Chari...

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Donor Alert: $16 Million Award Against WonderWork May Force ...

Feb 02, 2017

Two charities, HelpMeSee and WonderWork, remain embattled in a lengthy legal dispute over a services agreement that has resulted in a $16 million arbitration award against WonderWork that includes...

Two charities, HelpMeSee and WonderWork, remain embattled in a lengthy legal dispute over a services agreement that has resulted i...

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