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title: Charity Vetting Process
url: https://www.pifster.org/charity-vetting-process/
date: 2024-08-29T05:18:56+00:00
modified: 2025-01-19T07:12:40+00:00
lang: en_US
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# Charity Vetting Process

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We know you care about where your hard-earned money goes, so we take the guesswork out of giving! That's why PIFster's charity vetting process ensures every cause, charity, and person on our app is the real deal:

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**Legitimacy Check: We're Like Digital Detectives**

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- **Social Media Sleuthing:** We scroll through their feeds to make sure they're walking the talk.
- **501(c)(3) Status:** That magic number means they're officially a charitable organization.
- **History & Company Structure:** We dig into their past and see how they're organized, using resources like [Charity Navigator](\"https://www.charitynavigator.org/\") and [Guidestar](\"https://www.guidestar.org/\").
- **Lawsuit Scan:** We make sure they haven't been caught up in any legal trouble.
- **Board Member Background Checks:** We make sure the people in charge have clean records.

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**Financial Deep Dive: Following the Money Trail**

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- **Overhead & Salaries:** We check to see if they're spending responsibly.
- **Funding Sources:** We look at where their money comes from (government grants, donations, etc.).
- **Spending on the Cause:** The most important part! We make sure your money is making a difference.
- **Spending Breakdown:** We want to know exactly where every dollar goes.

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**In a nutshell, we do the homework so you can give with confidence.** Every suggestion on Pifster has passed our rigorous vetting process. So go ahead, open your heart and your wallet – you're in good hands! Just look at all the good we've done with our [past charities](\"https://www.pifster.org/pifster-past-charities/\").

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