Charity Navigator

Charities' Most Important Day in 2009: December 31

Richard Walden | Posted 12.18.2009 | Impact


Richard Walden

Most individual and family donors total up their year-end surplus, recover from holiday gift-giving and end the year on a charitable note.

Charity: Who Cares? A Graphic By Mint.com

Posted 12.10.2009 | Impact


Mint.com has organized a fascinating graphic that describes who in America gives, how much, and where. It's got some statistics you might not have gue...

Can People Still Afford to Care?

Richard Walden | Posted 10.10.2009 | World


Richard Walden

Just $7,700 was contributed online to Operation USA a full week after the recent natural disasters. This compares with over $1 million donated online within 24 hours in 2004 after the Asia tsunami.

Navigating the Non-Profitsphere

Halle Tecco | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living


Halle Tecco

So where does your gift have the most impact? How do you find that group of people working to fix that issue you most care about? Here are some great tools for navigating the non-profitsphere.

Why We Give to Animal Charities

Jackie Fuchs | Posted 06.13.2009 | Living


Jackie Fuchs

Animals have no safety net in society, no voices of their own, and very few rights under the law but they touch our hearts in deep and meaningful ways.

Operation USA Named #1 Privately Funded Charity

Richard Walden | Posted 11.01.2008 | Living


Richard Walden

Most of the large brand name relief groups derive 20-75% of all their funds from US government agencies but non-governmental Operation USA is not beholden to political winds.

eCaring: Online Charities More Popular Than Ever

ABC News | Joshua Lipton | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


As the year draws to a close, Americans are busy donating money to charities across the country. Donors are expected to give more than $100 billion to...