'Tis the season for charitable giving. But before you write a check, make sure you do a charity check-up. The sad truth is that not all nonprofits put their money where their mission is. Earlier this ...

For a would-be donor, evaluating a charity of any size can be daunting, and not just because there are more than 1 million of them out there. Public financial documents can be years out of date, ...

One can never be too careful when it comes to spending money. The same goes for directing charitable gifts. More than 1,000 charities around the country reported losses of tens of thousands of dollars ...

After the rush of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday comes Giving Tuesday, a day to give back. But before you open your wallet, how can you be sure your money is really helping ...

Via press release from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: Charitable organizations registered in Florida received nearly $79 billion in contributions last year, and in ...

Recently, I got a telephone call from a charity claiming to represent the "local police department" and asking for a holiday donation. The caller prefaced his appeal by saying, "Aren't we fortunate to ...