Top-Rated Charities
Groups included on the CharityWatch Top-Rated list generally spend 75% or more of their budgets on programs, spend $25 or less to raise $100 in public support, do not hold excessive assets in reserve, have met CharityWatch's governance benchmarks, and receive "open-book" status for disclosure of basic financial information and documents to CharityWatch. Please see the Our Process page of the website for more information on the rating criteria and methodology that CharityWatch adheres to.
Because many factors determine a worthy charity, we at CharityWatch suggest that you use the ratings on this page not as the sole determining factor in your decision, but rather as an aid.
This list is subject to change depending on the information CharityWatch receives concerning charitable organizations.
Addiction & Recovery Charities
Charity | Rating |
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Drug Policy Alliance | A- |
Animals Charities
Asian American Charities
Charity | Rating |
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Asia Foundation | A |
Asia Society | B+ |
Black American Charities
Charity | Rating |
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Blind & Low Vision Charities
Cancer Charities
Child Protection & Sponsorship Charities
Civil Rights & Social Justice Charities
Consumer Protection & Legal Aid Charities
Environment & Climate Change Charities
Gun Control / Gun Rights Charities
Charity | Rating |
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Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence | B+ |
Health - General Charities
Hispanic & Latin American Charities
Charity | Rating |
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Hispanic Federation | A |
Hispanic Scholarship Fund | A+ |
Housing & Housing Equity Charities
Charity | Rating |
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Bowery Residents' Committee (BRC) | A |
Coalition for the Homeless | A |
Human Rights Charities
Charity | Rating |
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Center for Victims of Torture | B+ |
Committee to Protect Journalists | B+ |
Human Rights First | A |
Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) | A |
Human Services & Domestic Aid Charities
Charity | Rating |
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American Red Cross | A- |
Farm Aid | B+ |
Good360 | A- |
Goodwill Industries International (National Office) | A |
The Y (National Office) | A |
Hunger & Food Policy Charities
Charity | Rating |
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Action Against Hunger-USA | A |
City Harvest | B+ |
Feed My Starving Children | A |
Feeding America | A- |
Food Bank For New York City | A- |
Food for the Hungry | B+ |
The Hunger Project | A- |
International Relief & Development Charities
Jewish & Israel Charities
LGBTQ+ Charities
Charity | Rating |
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Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice | A |
Trevor Project | A- |
Literacy & Education Charities
Charity | Rating |
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ProLiteracy Worldwide | A- |
Mental Health Charities
Native American Charities
Charity | Rating |
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Older Adults Charities
Charity | Rating |
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National Council on Aging (NCOA) | A |
Peace & International Relations Charities
Charity | Rating |
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AFS-USA | A- |
Clinton Foundation | B+ |
International Peace Institute | B+ |
United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee | A- |
Police & Firefighters Charities
Charity | Rating |
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Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS) | A+ |
Tunnel to Towers Foundation | A+ |
Public Policy Charities
Charity | Rating |
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American Battlefield Trust | A |
Common Cause Education Fund | A |
Corporate Accountability | A |
FAIR | A- |
League of Women Voters Education Fund | A- |
Reproductive Health Charities
Terminally or Chronically Ill Charities
Veterans & Military Charities
Women’s Issues & Advocacy Charities
Charity | Rating |
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Global Fund for Women | A |
Legal Momentum | B+ |
National Women's Law Center | A- |
Women for Women International | A- |
Youth Charities
Addiction & Recovery Charities
Charity | Rating |
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Drug Policy Alliance | A- |
Animals Charities
Asian American Charities
Charity | Rating |
---|---|
Asia Foundation | A |
Asia Society | B+ |
Black American Charities
Charity | Rating |
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Blind & Low Vision Charities
Cancer Charities
Child Protection & Sponsorship Charities
Civil Rights & Social Justice Charities
Consumer Protection & Legal Aid Charities
Environment & Climate Change Charities
Gun Control / Gun Rights Charities
Charity | Rating |
---|---|
Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence | B+ |
Health - General Charities
Hispanic & Latin American Charities
Charity | Rating |
---|---|
Hispanic Federation | A |
Hispanic Scholarship Fund | A+ |
Housing & Housing Equity Charities
Charity | Rating |
---|---|
Bowery Residents' Committee (BRC) | A |
Coalition for the Homeless | A |
Human Rights Charities
Human Services & Domestic Aid Charities
Charity | Rating |
---|---|
American Red Cross | A- |
Farm Aid | B+ |
Good360 | A- |
Goodwill Industries International (National Office) | A |
The Y (National Office) | A |
Hunger & Food Policy Charities
Charity | Rating |
---|---|
Action Against Hunger-USA | A |
City Harvest | B+ |
Feed My Starving Children | A |
Feeding America | A- |
Food Bank For New York City | A- |
Food for the Hungry | B+ |
The Hunger Project | A- |
International Relief & Development Charities
Jewish & Israel Charities
LGBTQ+ Charities
Charity | Rating |
---|---|
Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice | A |
Trevor Project | A- |
Literacy & Education Charities
Charity | Rating |
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ProLiteracy Worldwide | A- |
Mental Health Charities
Native American Charities
Charity | Rating |
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Older Adults Charities
Charity | Rating |
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National Council on Aging (NCOA) | A |
Peace & International Relations Charities
Charity | Rating |
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AFS-USA | A- |
Clinton Foundation | B+ |
International Peace Institute | B+ |
United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee | A- |
Police & Firefighters Charities
Charity | Rating |
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Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS) | A+ |
Tunnel to Towers Foundation | A+ |
Public Policy Charities
Charity | Rating |
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American Battlefield Trust | A |
Common Cause Education Fund | A |
Corporate Accountability | A |
FAIR | A- |
League of Women Voters Education Fund | A- |
Reproductive Health Charities
Terminally or Chronically Ill Charities
Veterans & Military Charities
Women's Health Charities
Charity | Rating |
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Women’s Issues & Advocacy Charities
Charity | Rating |
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Global Fund for Women | A |
Legal Momentum | B+ |
National Women's Law Center | A- |
Women for Women International | A- |