How to respond to a disaster like Hurricanes Helene and Milton
When a disaster happens, what’s the best way to respond?
About Charitable Giving
When a disaster happens, what’s the best way to respond?
Today there are more than 1.1 million charities registered with the IRS. It’s great to have so many charities to support....
Charity Stories
Bill Murphy, along with his wife Sharon, started Mary House out of their own home in 1981 in the Brookland neighborhood of Washington, DC.
We had to bring pitchers of water in our backpacks, or carry them on our shoulders, or with our hands. In the dry time, there was not...
Charitable Giving Tips
When a disaster happens, what’s the best way to respond?
With all the charity horror stories in the news, how do you know if a charity is a scam or spends a huge amount of its donations on raising...
About the CFC
The new rules for the Combined Federal Campaign will cause major changes in the CFC, especially how the campaign is run and paid for.
As the CFC works to fix the many problems with last year’s campaign, it appears to be on schedule to get this fall’s campaign started on time
The 2018 CFC fall campaign is far ahead of last year’s campaign schedule, a good sign that this year’s CFC will be much more successful. Last year’s campaign plummeted nearly 40%, a loss of more than $65 million for charities. One key reason: the campaign started far later than normal.
Big Changes in the Combined Federal Campaign Will Lower Costs and Make Giving Easier
The biggest changes in 30 years are being made in the federal charity drive, which is why the 2017 campaign is starting later than usual.
How Charities Are Responding to Hurricane Harvey
Many charities have been responding to the destruction caused by Hurricane Harvey. Many will continue to respond over the coming months and years of recovery. One estimate is that 200,000 homes have been damaged or destroyed by the flood. Of these, 80% were not covered by flood insurance since most were not in a flood plain.
New CFC rules will finally be implemented in 2017
Obama expected to issue executive order allowing retirees to be part of the campaign
More than 3½ years after they were proposed, the new rules for the federal charity drive will go into effect for the next campaign, starting in 2017. The rules were finalized in 2014 but implementation was postponed in 2015 and 2016. The rules call for profound changes in the CFC, one reason they have taken a long time to implement.
Where to Give Away Your Stuff in the DC Area -- List of Charities that Accept Donations
We get many calls asking where things like cars, computers and furniture can be donated. Below is a list of who takes what in the Washington, DC area. Here is a list for the San Francisco Bay Area. Here is a list for Southern California.
We tell you what each charity accepts, where and whether they will pick up. These charities are listed alphabetically by name in this list.