Watchdog Watch
December 16, 1999 | Read Time: 2 minutes
Following are summaries of recent reports by the Council of Better Business Bureaus’ Philanthropic Advisory Service.
The service reports on whether charities meet standards for fund raising, governance, financial management, and public information. The service cautions that it does not approve or disapprove of charities, and it urges potential donors to evaluate the importance of variations from the standards. The service also notes that charities’ practices may change at any time.
In the list of organizations that do not meet the standards, information is given only on standards that are not met. Those organizations meet all the other standards.
Copies of the full reports are available from the Council of Better Business Bureaus, Philanthropic Advisory Service, 4200 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Va. 22203; http://www.bbb.org.
American Toy Institute, 1115 Broadway, Suite 400, New York 10010; http://www.toy-tma.com/industry/ATI/index.html. Meets all standards.
Children International, 2000 East Red Bridge Road, Kansas City, Mo. 64131; http://www.children.org. Meets all standards.
Father Flanagan’s Boys’ Home (Boys Town), 14100 Crawford Street, Boys Town, Neb. 68010; http://www.boystown.org. Meets all standards.
Help Hospitalized Veterans, 36585 Penfield Lane, Winchester, Cal. 92596; http://www.hhv.org. Meets all standards.
Humane Society of the United States, 2100 L Street, N.W., Washington 20037; http://www.hsus.org. Meets all standards.
National Stroke Association, 9707 East Easter Lane, Englewood, Colo. 80112-3747; http://www.stroke.org. Meets all standards.
National Wildlife Federation, 8925 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, Va. 22184-0001; http://www.nwf.org. Meets all standards.
Natural Resources Defense Council, 40 West 20th Street, New York 10011; http://www.nrdc.org. Meets all standards.
Youth Development Fund, Eight Canberra Drive, Knoxville, Tenn. 37923. As of October 21, the organization had not provided current information about its finances, programs, and governance. The bureau is unable to determine if YDF meets its 23 standards.
