Monday, July 9, 2007

charitynavigator.org

I like this website when deciding which non-profits to donate money to for certain causes. They give a 1-4 star rating depending on how fiscally responsible the charity is.

You can use their "search engine" to find out how fiscally responsible your favorite charities are (or aren't), how much money their CEO's are paid, how much money is spent on administration costs and how much money is spent on the actual program.

They also have a list of all the 4 star rated charities which you can narrow down by category (i.e. environment, education, animals, etc.)

Some similar sites are:
give.org
charitywatch.org




1 comment:

Jennifer Krug said...

I used them as a resource last time I donated money. There are so many organizations out there- it is nice to have a tool to help in the decision making process.

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