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"How to know if charity is legit"
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- Posted: Dec 12, 2008 09:52 AM
Flag for inappropriate language - Merrylou
- Indianapolis, IN
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The site I use is charitynavigator.org. It's easy to understand. I also have checked out the charity section of the Better Business Bureau site. It is bbb.org/charity. It has more info, but is also more complicated. But they do let you register a complaint.
- Posted: Dec 12, 2008 09:52 AM
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- Posted: Jul 10, 2009 01:54 PM
Flag for inappropriate language - boomerFA
- Baltimore, MD
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You can go to web sites like www.foundation.org or www.freeerisa.com and look at thier free 990 tax forms. Usually you can tell a lot about how legitimate the organization is by looking at tax forms. All forms are free public record
- Posted: Jul 10, 2009 01:54 PM
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