Washington, DC—The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced today that it has been awarded an A+ rating by CharityWatch, a leading independent charity-rating organization, in its recently released ...

How CharityWatch responded: Daniel Borochoff, CharityWatch’s founder, was among the most vocal critics of the American Red Cross following the September 11 attacks, charging that the Red Cross and ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The holidays are big time of year for many charities, as people generously give back to worthy causes. However, not all charities are what they appear to be, so it is important to do ...

The Form 990 tax document below highlights some of the areas that CharityWatch examines in evaluating nonprofits. But the watchdog goes beyond the information provided on the 990 when awarding its ...

In the swirl of the holiday season, consumers can find themselves flooded with pitch letters, phone calls, food drive appeals and donation boxes for what appear to be legitimate charities. The ...

As we enter the holiday season, many folks’ thoughts turn to charitable giving. If organizations benefiting veterans are on your gift-giving list, do your homework before donating, says Daniel ...

Four cancer charities—Cancer Fund of America and three affiliated groups—were recently accused by the Federal Trade Commission of bilking consumers out of $187 million from 2008 through 2012 and doing ...

Deciding which charities to donate to this holiday season can be tough. That’s especially true at a time when the news is full of charitable organizations that seem to have less than charitable ...

CHICAGO — In the swirl of the holiday season, consumers can find themselves flooded with pitch letters, phone calls, food drive appeals and donation boxes for what appear to be legitimate charities.