How do you know if a charity organization is reputable? - Dear Vesta most recent 30 from http://www.dearvesta.com 2010-07-30T19:28:05Z http://www.dearvesta.com/feeds/question/43 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://www.dearvesta.com/questions/43/how-do-you-know-if-a-charity-organization-is-reputable How do you know if a charity organization is reputable? Mike 2010-02-05T02:54:20Z 2010-02-05T15:31:29Z <p>There are a lot of charities out there, for an ever increasing number of special causes. I'm considering donating some time/money to a specific charity, but how do I know if that charity is reputable and not just some guy who threw up a web page?</p> http://www.dearvesta.com/questions/43/how-do-you-know-if-a-charity-organization-is-reputable/44#44 Answer by JB King for How do you know if a charity organization is reputable? JB King 2010-02-05T15:31:29Z 2010-02-05T15:31:29Z <p>Assuming you mean within Canada or the US, there are various registrations required to be a charity so that donations can receive tax receipts to use when deducting for income tax purposes.</p> <p>There are also sites like CharityNavigator.org that can rate various charities that can be useful.</p>