Charity Watchdog Information Sites

American Institute of Philanthropy Charity Watchdog: Nationally prominent charity watchdog service whose purpose is to help donors make informed giving decisions.
IRS Charitable Organizations site: Rrules and regulations, particularly as relates to IRC Section 501(c)(3), BUT NO information concerning specific charities.

Charitable Choices: Information on a broad range of accountable charities.
Charity Navigator: Works to advance a more efficient and responsive philanthropic marketplace by evaluating the financial health of America’s largest charities.
Give.org: Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance, giving guidance to donors on making informed giving decisions through our charity evaluations. Includes the Council of Better Business Bureaus Standards for Charitable Solicitations.

GuideStar: An excellent and highly comprehensive national database of nonprofit organizations.

JustGive: A nonprofit organization whose mission is to connect people with the charities and causes they care about and to increase overall giving. Uses the charity listings and evaluations from GuideStar, above.

: The NCCS is the national repository of statistical data on the nonprofit sector in the United States.