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The American Institute of Philanthropy (AIP) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, created in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 by Daniel Borochoff in 1992 to provide information about charities
Charitable organization

The definition of charitable organization, and of charity, varies according to the country and in some instances the region of the country in which the charitable organization operates....
' financial efficiency, accountability, governance, and fundraising
Fundraising

Fundraising or fund raising is the process of soliciting and gathering money or other gifts in kind, by requesting donations from individuals, businesses, charitable foundations, or governmental agencies....
. Charity financial reporting can be inconsistent, unclear, and occasionally unethical or fraud
Fraud

In the broadest sense, a fraud is a deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual. The specific legal definition varies by legal jurisdiction....
ulent.

AIP carefully analyzes charity financial documents to identify the charities that are financially efficient, and the ones that are not, and publishes its findings.






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The American Institute of Philanthropy (AIP) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, created in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 by Daniel Borochoff in 1992 to provide information about charities
Charitable organization

The definition of charitable organization, and of charity, varies according to the country and in some instances the region of the country in which the charitable organization operates....
' financial efficiency, accountability, governance, and fundraising
Fundraising

Fundraising or fund raising is the process of soliciting and gathering money or other gifts in kind, by requesting donations from individuals, businesses, charitable foundations, or governmental agencies....
. Charity financial reporting can be inconsistent, unclear, and occasionally unethical or fraud
Fraud

In the broadest sense, a fraud is a deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual. The specific legal definition varies by legal jurisdiction....
ulent.

AIP carefully analyzes charity financial documents to identify the charities that are financially efficient, and the ones that are not, and publishes its findings. AIP encourages donors to give to charities that will allocate most of their contributions to program services that benefit the people and to causes that donors wish to support. AIP also promotes charity accountability and transparency through its research on the rapidly changing nonprofit field.

AIP publishes the Charity Rating Guide & Watchdog Report, containing ratings of the financial efficiency of over 500 United States charities. The ratings are grades ranging from A+ (best) to F (worst) and are based on deep analysis of charities' financial documents. The ratings include the percentage of a charity's budget that is spent on program services, how much it costs a charity to raise $100, an accountability measure, and the salaries of the charity's three highest-paid employees. The Guide also features articles about problems in the nonprofit field and tips to help donors make wise giving decisions and avoid charity scams.

AIP also investigates ethical issues surrounding charity spending, including salaries and payouts, financial reporting, telemarketing
Telemarketing

Telemarketing is a method of direct marketing in which a salesperson solicits to prospective customers to buy product or Service , either over the phone or through a subsequent face to face or Web conferencing appointment scheduled during the call....
 and direct-mail
Direct mail

Advertising mail, also known as direct mail, junk mail, or admail, is the delivery of advertising material to recipients of postal mail....
 solicitation campaigns, and governance. AIP shares the results of its research with the media and government agencies and works closely with these parties to educate the public about informed giving. AIP President Daniel Borochoff has testified before Congress about veterans charities, the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina
Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest Atlantic hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest, in the history of the United States....
 and Rita
Hurricane Rita

Hurricane Rita was the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the most intense tropical cyclone ever observed in the Gulf of Mexico....
, and the philanthropic response to the 9/11 attacks.

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