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CharityWatch, founded more than 20 years ago as the American Institute of Philanthropy (AIP), is America's most independent, assertive charity watchdog. CharityWatch does not merely repeat what a charity reports using simplistic or automated formulas. We dive deep to let you know how efficiently a charity will use your donation to fund the programs you want to support. CharityWatch exposes nonprofit abuses and advocates for your interests as a donor.
Detailed information about the charities which earn Top-Rated status from CharityWatch is now available to the public.
Help Hospitalized Veterans Is Banned from VA Hospitals
Another startling fact concerning the F rated Help Hospitalized Veterans HHV has come to the attention of CharityWatch...
Huge Amounts of Donations Squandered by "F" Rated Charity Before Settlement Is Reached
Believed to be the largest amount of financial relief ever obtained in the U S for deceptive charitable fundraising a...
Donors' Intentions Violated at For-profit Thrift Stores
When you donate unwanted clothes or household goods to a charity for resale at thrift stores just how much of...
Syrian Humanitarian Relief
CharityWatch announces a list of highly efficient charities involved in efforts to provide emergency relief and humanitarian assistance to the...
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Newsweek
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