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Tips On Charitable Giving

Charity Home Page For Illinois
Tips, forms, registration requirements, charity profiles and statutes governing charities.

Using "Watchdog" Groups To Evaluate Charities (Consumer-SOS)

Selecting A Charity (Getting The Right Answers) (Consumer-SOS) 

Evaluating A Charity Yourself(Consumer-SOS)

Helpful Resources (Consumer-SOS)

Giving To Foundations (Consumer-SOS)

Giving Securities (Consumer-SOS)

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Illinois Charity Profiles

Charity Database For Illinois
Illinois law requires charitable organizations which solicit and/or hold charitable monies in Illinois to register and file annual financial reports with the Attorney General's Office. These annual financial reports provide a valuable source of information to help you ascertain a particular charity’s programs, activities, grants, finances, and priorities.

BBB National Complaint Database
Find the business by name, phone number or web address. To increase the chance of finding the company you are looking for just enter a part of the company's name.

GuideStar (All States)
Their database has more than 1,000,000 IRS-recognized nonprofit organizations, their financial information and what they do. You can find them by keyword or name, activity, city, state, zip code, nonprofit type, revenue range, employer identification number, or NTEE code.

Other Helpful Resources 


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Laws On Charities

Charity Rules and Regulations (Illinois)

Charity Home Page For Illinois
Tips, forms, registration requirements, charity profiles and statutes governing charities.

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Tips On Tax Deductions For Charitable Contributions

Forming a Charitable Organization (Illinois)

Charity Rules and Regulations (Illinois)

Charitable Deductions (Google)
 

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Agencies That Monitor Or Regulate Charities

Illinois Attorney General

Center For Disability & Elder Law (Cook County)
Free legal advice for those who are permanently disabled or 60 and over. Must also meet income requirements.

Better Business Bureaus (Links Throughout The U.S.)

BBB National Complaint Database
Find the business by name, phone number or web address. To increase the chance of finding the company you are looking for just enter a part of the company's name.

Find The AARP In Illinois
The AARP offers legal advocacy for seniors and may also have state specific consumer brochures which are available to everyone.

More Groups That Monitor Charities (Consumer-SOS)
Non-profit and federal watchdog agencies that either regulate or issue reports on specific charities.

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National (Includes BBB  & FTC Brochures)

Tips On Charitable Giving (Consumer-SOS)
Selecting a charity, evaluating charities and where else to go for more information. Has GA and National.

Tips On Charitable Giving (BBB)

Guidelines for Business Giving

Beware Of Bogus Law Enforcement Groups

Tips On Tax Deductions For Charitable Contributions


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National Groups That Can Help Evaluate Charities

Groups That Monitor Charities (Consumer-SOS)
Non-profit and federal watchdog agencies that either regulate or issue reports on specific charities.