Charity Watcher

They may be known globally for writing and performing award-winning music, but British alternative rock band Coldplay has more depth than just MTV appearances or sold-out concerts.

Made up of frontman and keyboardist Chris Martin, bass guitarist Guy Berryman, guitarist Jonny Buckland and drummer Will Champion, Coldplay has been one of the staunchest and most active supporters of Oxfam International. Oxfam, one of the world's largest non-profit organizations working with over 90 countries...

Hope and a helping hand – that's what Goodwill's mission has been since it started out in 1902. This non-profit organization has long been a worldwide banner for equal opportunities and support-driven communities.

Through its strong donorship program, Goodwill has been one of the biggest providers of employment training, additional education and placement services for people who have disabilities, criminal records or other special needs, immigrants and senior citizens, or those who have ...

One of the things serious or chronic illness takes away from a child is their childhood. They are no longer able to act and play like children due to the rigorous rounds of treatment they have to go through just to get better. Starlight Children’s Foundation aims to lessen the stress a child feels during these troubling times as well as bring a sense of normalcy back into their lives.

The Starlight Children’s Foundation helps seriously-ill children in the hospital by providing them wit...

Ronald McDonald is one of the world’s most recognizable mascots. With his signature fiery red hair and oversized boots to match, Ronald gives joy and laughter a new meaning, especially to children who are in dire need of help. To them, Ronald McDonald does not only represent the multi-billion dollar fast food chain that created him, he also represents hope.

In 1974, fast food giant McDonald’s built and opened its first Ronald McDonald House in Philadelphia. The purpose of this house wa...

Part of being a good Christian is acting like one, and one of the pillars of Christianity is all about sharing our blessings to those in need. This is what The 700 Club host M.G. Robinson aimed to achieve when he founded Operation Blessing in 1978.

It all began when viewers of the popular television program donated food, clothing and other items through the show to be delivered to deserving individuals and families in dire need of help. Over time, the organization joined forces with church...

A little guidance goes a long, long way. That’s what the organization Big Brothers and Big Sisters of America has proven with its more than 100 years of experience in helping the nation’s youth build better lives for themselves.

Founded in 1904 by Ernest Coulter, a New York City court clerk, Big Brothers Association’s aim was to provide guidance and support to young boys in situations that make them more likely than most to get into trouble with the law. The organization began with 3...

In 1976, Bill Sample, a police officer from Philadelphia who was assigned on protective duty at a children’s hospital, deeply affected by the hardships the patients were facing everyday, decided to help make the dreams and wishes of the terminally and chronically ill children come true. He founded the Sunshine Foundation, the first among many wish-granting charities we know of today. The foundation’s goal is to grant the wishes of children between the ages of three to eighteen, who suff...