Give with your eyes open
Check a charity before you give.
Search by name or EIN. See eligibility, public financial records, and what those records cannot tell you. Then find organizations that match your priorities without paid rankings.
Searches are not saved. Start with a Minnesota organization or search nationwide.
Three ways to start
Search Minnesota charities
Look up an organization by name, EIN, cause, or location.
Match your priorities
Choose causes, geography, and size. Every match comes with reasons.
Compare organizations
Put up to three public records side by side without reducing them to one score.
The overhead warning
Low salaries or advertising do not prove effectiveness, and high overhead does not prove waste. Charity Buddy shows these figures as context, not a score. Actual effectiveness requires evidence about outcomes, costs, and what would have happened otherwise.