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Please see our FAQ for information on how CharityWatch selects charities for evaluation. Please see The CharityWatch Difference for a general overview of what makes our ratings different from other sources of charity information. CharityWatch analysts perform in-depth evaluations of complex charity financial reporting, including audited financial statements, tax forms, annual reports, state filings, and other documents. Once our analysis of a charity is complete and any required adjustments are made, we perform two end calculations, and then as ...
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May 23, 2024 | 7 min read ; You wouldn’t be alone if you’d like to raise money for a charity but aren’t sure how to do so. Many of us feel called to give back to a cause close to our hearts but don’t know what steps to take. What are the best charities to donate to? Is traditional fundraising still the way to go? To help, we’ve put together this list of the best donation sites for charity fundraising. Giving back just got a whole lot easier. It’s no surprise that one of the best ways to raise money for charity these days is through ...
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For the 100 Largest Charities, click here. Who deserves your charitable dollars? To help you decide, we've calculated the financial efficiency of the 100 U.S. charities that received the most private donations last year. We've also picked five all-stars--charities that are reasonably efficient (compared to their peers) and do fine work in their areas. In our tables, fundraising efficiency shows the percentage of gifts left after the expense of soliciting them. Charitable commitment subtracts other overhead, too. Donor dependency? That's the sha ...
Creating a List of the Best Charities To be added to a top charities list, an organization must be rated a top charity by groups like CharityWatch or have a perfect score or three to four...
After an absence of seven years, a venerable name is back on Forbes’ annual top charities list: United Negro College Fund, the nearly 80-year-old Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that raises money for scholarships and for private historically Black colleges and universities. UNCF took in $354 million in donations--nearly six times the amount in the last pre-pandemic year of 2019—enough to rank No. 58 on the 2023 list. Much of that growth came from a renewed push to attract large donors drawn, amid concerns over racial equity, to the role pl ...
Get detailed information about 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 p...