Charity stuff

Protecting Mrs. V

Protecting Mrs. V

This is a true story. Names and images have been changed to protect privacy. What happened to Mrs. V is a big part of why I created CharityCheck101.org. A local police department asked me to help them figure out what had happened to money of an older woman (I’ll call...

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What’s a Strong Charity?

What’s a Strong Charity?

The best charities for you combine four elements:  strong charities, focused on your top causes, working in your top locations, and passing your screen tests. So, what's a "strong charity?" It's a charity that meets each of the nine prerequisites spelled out in What's...

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Fight the flood of charity mail and email

Fight the flood of charity mail and email

Do one or more of these express how you feel about the charity mail or email you receive? “I’m upset at what I consider a waste of money by the charity doing the mailing — money that was likely donated to the charity.” “I don’t like it when a donation ‘thank you’...

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The 99 Highest Revenue Nonprofits

The 99 Highest Revenue Nonprofits

Here’s our list of the 99 nonprofits with the highest revenues as they’ve reported to the IRS (United States Internal Revenue Service). You’ll see some familiar foundation, health system and university names (Kaiser, Stanford, Yale, Fidelity Charitable, Schwab Charitable, etc.). Revenues range from $3.6 billion to $68.1 billion (yes, billion). How many names do you recognize? Continue reading

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Tax-free IRA donations are Smart!

Tax-free IRA donations are Smart!

Give and Grin. If you are age 70½ (70.5) or older you can donate from your IRA directly to the Qualified Organization (see below) of your choice -- tax-free! This special IRA donation rule allows you to give up to $105,000 in a calendar year. $105,000 is a $5,000...

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