CharityWatch Calls for Charities to Disclose International Grantees

CharityWatch is calling for the IRS to start requiring charities to shine light on their international grants. Under current reporting rules nonprofits are allowed to conceal the organizational names of their international grantees on their mandatory public disclosure report, the IRS form 990. This omission is making it too easy for charities to exaggerate their work and mislead the American public. As a world humanitarian leader, it is essential that the United States require its nonprofit international aid organizations to be transparent and accountable. Read our plea to the IRS.

CharityWatch is also calling for the IRS to close a loophole that allows charity executives to hide some of their compensation. For more on that, read CharityWatch Calls for Full Disclosure of Charity Executive Compensation.

CharityWatch article Nobel Prize Nominee's Charity Wins No Awards for Accountability, inspires 60 Minutes investigative piece on Greg Mortenson, author of Three Cups of Tea, and his charity, Central Asia Institute. Click here to watch the 60 Minutes segment.

In a follow-up interview on MSNBC, CharityWatch President Daniel Borochoff details some of the accountability issues at Central Asia Institute.

With PBS Newshour, Daniel Borochoff discusses important questions that Mortenson and CAI have still not answered.

Byliner, the publisher of Jon Krakauer's 75 page article Three Cups of Deceit: How Greg Mortenson, Humanitarian Hero, Lost His Way, has made the article available at amazon.com.

Want to help children in Afghanistan and Pakistan?
See the CharityWatch list of Top-Rated charities operating in the region.

The Best Way to Support Relief Efforts in East Africa. Countries in the Horn of Africa are still in need of help following the recent severe drought in the region and famine in Somalia. Countries in the region also affected by a food crisis include Djibouti, South Sudan, Sudan, and Uganda.
Find out how you can help!

8.9 Magnitude Earthquake in Japan and Resulting Tsunami
CharityWatch announces its Top-Rated list of charities offering services to the victims of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Find out how you can help.

Watch CharityWatch analyst Laurie Styron's interview for The Shoshin Project in which she discusses how CharityWatch analyzes charities, what red flags to avoid, and questions to ask when deciding which charities are worthy of your donations.

Flooding in Pakistan
Two months of heavy rain and severe flooding in Pakistan has devastated the population, with a death toll surpassing 1,800 and more than twelve million people in need of immediate assistance. Find out how you can help.

Help provide relief to Haiti's earthquake victims.
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake shook Haiti in January 2010. The quake collapsed buildings in capital Port-au-Prince, caused more than two hundred thousand deaths, thousands of injuries, and left more than a million people homeless. Find out how you can help.

NPR's Talk of the Nation featured CharityWatch President Daniel Borochoff discussing challenges in getting aid to victims of Pakistan's flood. Click this link to listen.
Mr. Borochoff was also interviewed on the radio program The World for a segment on Haiti versus Pakistan Aid Response, highlighting the enormous scale of the Pakistan disaster, and the lack of sufficient aid money to the region.

In this interview CharityWatch Analyst Laurie Styron explains that Defeat Diabetes Foundation receives an F rating for spending more on fundraising than on charitable programs. Watch Here.

CharityWatch Analyst Laurie Styron reveals the high fundraising costs of F rated group American Association of State Troopers. Watch Here.

CharityWatch Analyst Laurie Styron speaks to Fox Tampa Bay's investigative news team about unusual fundraising expenditures at F rated Kids Wish Network. Watch Here.

In this video clip, CharityWatch Analyst Laurie Styron informs Fox Tampa Bay that the CharityWatch F rated group, Children's Charity Fund, also known as A Child's Wish Foundation, has not kept its promise to become a more efficient charity. Watch Here.

On CNBC, CharityWatch President Daniel Borochoff debunks the idea that pledges by billionaires, such as Gates and Buffett, to give half of their wealth to charity would somehow hurt the economy. Watch Here.

Gulf Oil Spill Disaster
The Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion of April 20, 2010 has resulted in the largest oil spill in U.S. history. Millions of gallons of oil have polluted the Gulf of Mexico. Coastal ecosystems and the fish, birds and people that depend on these formerly pristine areas for their livelihoods have been seriously harmed. What to consider before donating to help.

Daniel Borochoff, CharityWatch president, informed a national news investigation revealing Feed the Children's false claims related to Haiti relief. For more information on recent and past controversies involving Feed the Children, read these articles.

Help provide relief to victims of Chile's earthquake.
The 8.8 magnitude Chilean quake on February 27th has left hundreds dead, and more than a million displaced. Find out how you can help.

NPR's Talk of the Nation featured CharityWatch President Daniel Borochoff discussing Reliable Ways to Donate Money to Haiti Effort. Click on the link to listen, or read a transcript of the conversation.
On the African-American Public Radio Consortium's UpFront with Tony Cox, Mr. Borochoff offers guidance for donating to Charities for Haiti Relief. To listen, follow the link and click on the first item in the radio player on the left side of the page.

Listen to two radio interviews featuring CharityWatch President Daniel Borochoff. As a guest on NPR's Tell Me More, Mr. Borochoff discusses Making The Most Of Charitable Dollars. On the BBC's Business Daily Charities Under Pressure Mr. Borochoff offers insight as to how the economic downturn is impacting the work of charities.

CharityWatch President Daniel Borochoff discusses on national TV the charity fallout from the Madoff Ponzi scheme and precautions donors can take when considering donating to charities that may be holding highly risky and even fraudulent investments. Watch Here.

Help Your Fellow Americans During This Time of Economic Crisis
As the unemployment rate and home foreclosures remain high, more Americans are suffering from homelessness, hunger, drug and alcohol abuse, and other issues. During this time of heightened need, it is more important than ever to lend a hand to your neighbors. Find out how you can help.

Help Provide Relief for the People of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Renewed fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has left over 1 million people displaced. With militiamen burning down some of the temporary housing, many are going without food and shelter as they attempt to avoid the worst areas of conflict. As the crisis worsens, humanitarian organizations are stepping in to provide assistance to the victims of this catastrophe. See the CharityWatch list of Top-Rated organizations providing relief in the DRC to find out how you can help.

F Rated Charities Awarded Best in America Seal
Ubiquitous on charity web sites is a ribbon-style seal that in large type reads "BEST IN AMERICA," features five stars across the top edge, and indicates that the charity awarded the seal is "certified by Independent Charities of America" (ICA). Many donors may view such a seal as a reflection of how efficiently a particular charity will use their donations, and assume that it represents an independent endorsement of a charity from an outside organization. While ICA may refer to its member charities as "Best in America," some donors may be disappointed to learn that ICA is funded by the very charities that use its seal, and that ICA generally does not screen charities for financial efficiency. Read more...

Help Provide Relief for the People of Afghanistan
Thirty years of war have left Afghanistan one of the least developed and most dangerous countries in the world, and yet a recent study shows that some 40 percent of reconstruction and relief assistance provided since 2001 has been returned to donor countries in the form of corporate profits and consultant salaries. See the CharityWatch list of Top-Rated charities providing relief in Afghanistan to find out how you can help.

CharityWatch Efforts to Hold Veterans Charities Accountable Featured on National Network TV

Watch TV Coverage of CharityWatch's F Rating of the Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation or read the story here.

Listen to CharityWatch President Daniel Borochoff Discuss Veterans Charities on Internet Radio
(click on link, then scroll down to "Knowing Where Your Charity Money Goes").

Listen to the NPR segment about the usefulness of the Charity Rating Guide and Watchdog Report.

Listen to comments from CharityWatch during an NPR radio discussion concerning emergency relief and charity.
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This informative hour-long video, filmed in November 2001, is an in-depth discussion regarding charity accountability in the wake of 9/11 terrorist attacks. These tips are relevant for donors wanting to give in response to any disaster.

Listen to comments from CharityWatch during an NPR radio discussion concerning charities’ response to the 9/11 terrorist attack. (Requires Real Player or Windows Media Player.)