Charities Review Council - Grantmaker Tools

To demonstrate accountability and trustworthiness to donors and potential donors, charitable organizations participate in reviews through the Charities Review Council’s Accountability Wizard. Detailed reports from these reviews and other information available online at the Council’s Smart Givers Network Web site offer tools and resources for grantmakers.

Tools for Due Diligence Process
Detailed Report

Detailed review reports from the Accountability Wizard provide key information about grantseekers, and can help assess organizational capacity.

Ensuring Sustainability for Grantseekers
The Accountability Wizard offers learning opportunities for charitable organizations to meet and sustain accountability standards.

Charity Search

Search for reviews on charitable organizations.

Track Charities Without a Review
My Smart Giver lets you keep tabs on an organization that hasn't been through a review.

Smart Giving Resources for Your Employees or Constituents
The Council publishes articles on giving smart on our Web site. We're happy to provide these articles to you via RSS feed for re-publication on your intranet. Topics include Giving In Times of Disaster, Holiday Giving, and more.

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Charity Search Smart Giving Resources

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This page and the associated tools are a direct result of grantmaker focus groups the Council held on how we can work together to improve public trust in the nonprofit sector.

Participants expressed interest in including in charity reports additional information on governance, financials and public disclosure—now available by clicking on “(Detailed Report)” on reviewed charities’ pages.

Also requested was common language for grantmakers who wish to encourage grantseeker participation in the Accountability Wizard. To learn more, click here.

Ideas or Questions? Please contact Rich Cowles, Executive Director.