Civic · official-source review · reviewed 2026-10-04
A familiar name can be copied. Find the organization and donation route independently before you give.
Confirm the organization, tax status where relevant, and payment route through independent sources.
People who receive an unexpected charity request or want to check an organization before donating.
Use the source document or official route that applies to your situation. This guide does not contact another person or verify external information.
Do not use a payment link from an unexpected message.
Search for its official name and contact details independently.
Use IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for federal tax-exempt status.
Open the organization's known website or contact it through a known route.
Save the donation record and the source you checked.
A reader receives a message about disaster relief. The reader searches for the organization independently, then checks the donation page on its official site.
Use your own source and details. The example is not a record about a real person or organization.
U.S. Internal Revenue Service · reviewed 2026-10-04
What this source supports: Independently check a charity and its donation route. IRS tax-exempt status is not a blanket endorsement of an organization.
Source limit: IRS search results concern federal tax status. They do not rate program quality, prove that a message is genuine, or endorse a charity.
These sources support the statements above. They do not show that every person needs this guide. They do not show a specific result.
IRS tax-exempt status is not an endorsement or rating. A directory search does not prove that a message or payment page is genuine.
IRS search results concern federal tax status. They do not rate program quality, prove that a message is genuine, or endorse a charity.
Use current instructions from the responsible organization. This guide is a planning aid, not an official decision or a substitute for qualified advice.
Each App has a separate job. Choose the one that fits your next step.
APP 1
Check whether you found the organization and donation route independently.
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Open Review a Charity Request Before DonatingAPP 2
Keep the organization name, official route, search result, and date checked.
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Open Record a Charity and Donation-Route CheckThe Apps run in this browser. They do not send or save entries. Copy, download, or print only when you choose.
This guide uses short, direct instructions as an ASD-STE100-style writing target. It is not a formal certification.