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Tips On Charitable Giving

FAQs, Tips & Complaints (Pennsylvania)

Making Sure War-Related Donations Fall into the Right Hands (Pennsylvania)

Using "Watchdog" Groups To Evaluate Charities (Consumer-SOS)

Selecting A Charity (Getting The Right Answers) (Consumer-SOS) 

Evaluating A Charity Yourself(Consumer-SOS)

Helpful Resources (Consumer-SOS)

Giving To Foundations (Consumer-SOS)

Giving Securities (Consumer-SOS)

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Pennsylvania Charity Profiles

Online Charity Database (Pennsylvania)
To search for a charity, professional solicitor or professional fundraising counsel. Will provide a short summary of financial information.
based on the organization’s official IRS 990 Return or BCO-23 Public Disclosure Form as filed with the Bureau.

Charities That Admitted To Violations of Pennsylvania Charity Law
Violations may be major or minor.

BBB National Complaint Database
Find the business by name, phone number or web address. To increase the chance of finding the company you are looking for just enter a part of the company's name.

GuideStar (All States)
Their database has more than 1,000,000 IRS-recognized nonprofit organizations, their financial information and what they do. You can find them by keyword or name, activity, city, state, zip code, nonprofit type, revenue range, employer identification number, or NTEE code.

Other Helpful Resources 


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Laws On Charities

Purely Public Charity Law (Pennsylvania)

The Solicitation of Funds for Charitable Purposes Act (Pennsylvania)

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Tips On Tax Deductions For Charitable Contributions

Charitable Deductions (Google)
 

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Agencies That Monitor Or Regulate Charities

FAQs, Tips & Complaints (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania Department of State.

Better Business Bureaus (Links Throughout The U.S.)

BBB National Complaint Database
Find the business by name, phone number or web address. To increase the chance of finding the company you are looking for just enter a part of the company's name.

Find The AARP In Pennsylvania
The AARP offers legal advocacy for seniors and may also have state specific consumer brochures which are available to everyone.

More Groups That Monitor Charities (Consumer-SOS)
Non-profit and federal watchdog agencies that either regulate or issue reports on specific charities.

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National (Includes BBB  & FTC Brochures)

Tips On Charitable Giving (Consumer-SOS)
Selecting a charity, evaluating charities and where else to go for more information. Has GA and National.

Tips On Charitable Giving (BBB)

Guidelines for Business Giving

Beware Of Bogus Law Enforcement Groups

Tips On Tax Deductions For Charitable Contributions


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National Groups That Can Help Evaluate Charities

Groups That Monitor Charities (Consumer-SOS)
Non-profit and federal watchdog agencies that either regulate or issue reports on specific charities.