Q. As a group our employees wish to support our veterans. Veterans Day would be a good time and it reminds me to seek a charity that would have an immediate and direct impact. What advice may BBB provide for choosing a worthy military charity?
A. Thank you for supporting our veterans. On Veterans Day, many Americans will seek to remember and honor veterans by contributing to charities and other nonprofit organizations that address a variety of issues and needs facing veterans, military service members and/or their families.
The challenge, however, is how to make a wise giving decision among the over 45,000 organizations in the United States that address these issues. While the majority of these organizations are small organizations that bring in less than $50,000 a year, there are still quite a number of larger veterans groups from which to choose.
To help donors make informed decisions about such contributions to veteran’s organizations, the BBB Wise Giving Alliance offers the following tips.
Look at the name carefully