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I love AIP's work

AIPThe American Institute of Philanthropy (AIP) is a charity watchdog and information service. At its charitywatch.org website, it publishes an ongoing list of its top-rated charities (those earning ratings of B+ or better). It also publishes a charity rating guide three times a year, where it provides its ratings for 500+ larger, national charities. The guide is available to members who donate $40 or more, and is quite helpful to those who want to dig deeper into the operations of charities they are considering supporting.

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Check out greatnonprofits.org

There’s a new tool out there to help with evaluating charities: greatnonprofits.org

Here’s a bit of what it says about itself: Continue reading “Check out greatnonprofits.org”

Question: Where Can I Find Charity Ratings Online?

Answer: Few organizations provide ratings of charities, and their coverage is very limited (especially when you consider that there are more than 1 million charities operating in the U.S.). The two most prominent are:

CharityNavigator.org describes itself as “America’s Largest Charity Evaluator” and provides “star” ratings (0 to 4 stars) on roughly 5,400 larger [...]