KINGSTON – The Ulster County District Attorney’s Division of Consumer Affairs advises donors to consult www.give.org/charity-reviews/national before contributing to national charities. This is the website for the Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance (WGA). The Alliance helps donors make informed giving decisions by providing Charity Reports and advances high standards of conduct among organizations that solicit contributions from the public through its Accountability Standards.
While it’s the donors’ decision, WGA recommends they avoid or be extremely cautious when contributing to nondisclosure charities. Charities that do not provide WGA with any of the requested information needed to complete the charity evaluations are called nondisclosure charities. While this could be benign, some of these charities could also be hiding something by choosing not to disclose.
