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sachmo71
10-17-2008, 02:14 PM
I found this site a while ago, but I haven't tried it. Does anyone know how to find out the legitimacy of a charitable organization?

Robots And Monsters: A Charitable Menagerie (http://www.robotsandmonsters.org/index.html)
lordscarlet
10-17-2008, 02:40 PM
I found this site a while ago, but I haven't tried it. Does anyone know how to find out the legitimacy of a charitable organization?

Robots And Monsters: A Charitable Menagerie (http://www.robotsandmonsters.org/index.html)

Charity Navigator - America's Largest Charity Evaluator | Home (http://www.charitynavigator.org/)
Mustang
10-17-2008, 02:46 PM
They aren't a charity, appears they are essentially a business and donating a % to whatever charity they are doing work for at the time. (Small print says they keep 40%)
MikeVic
10-17-2008, 02:49 PM
The Human Fund doesn't exist!
stevew
10-17-2008, 02:59 PM
Money For People.
sachmo71
10-17-2008, 03:54 PM
They aren't a charity, appears they are essentially a business and donating a % to whatever charity they are doing work for at the time. (Small print says they keep 40%)

mmm...that doesn't sound good. or maybe it's standard. i don't know.
lordscarlet
10-17-2008, 04:31 PM
mmm...that doesn't sound good. or maybe it's standard. i don't know.

They claim it is standard and actually link to Charity Navigator. They are not a 501(c)3, and you won't get a tax write-off. However, you get a piece of art, and they give 60% of what you pay to a charity. The downside is that you will pretty much have to take their word for it.