Patti Larson's List: Charity Monitoring Organizations

Charity Navigator, America's largest independent charity evaluator, provides free financial evaluations of America's charities. They say they are the individual donor's first source for unbiased news and information on philanthropy, nonprofit organizations, wise giving, donating money, charitable donations, and charity ratings.

Oversees all nonprofits in California. Information on laws and regulations relating to nonprofits.

Information on all aspects of 501(c)(3)'s from the IRS.

Where donors often go to check on a charity before giving. The BBB Wise Giving Alliance Standards for Charity Accountability were developed to assist donors in making sound giving decisions and to foster public confidence in charitable organizations.