Not all charities are created equally; at least, not all of them spend equally. The ways in which a charity spends its donors’ dollars have been coming under increasing scrutiny in the past few years, as wave upon wave of scandals has rocked the nonprofit sector: greedy CEOs, misappropriated funds, and dirty dealings that would seem more fitting to a corporate boardroom or political campaign. The website Charity Navigator was created in 2001 as a guide for potential donors. The site evaluates charities based on a number of a criteria, and gives out the details of informational tax returns, letting people know how their benevolent donations are being spent. We’ve compiled a list of their seven most untrustworthy charities, with an additional three organizations whose scandalous greed may surprise you.
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