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Charities can get a 6% donations boost when Charity Navigator gives them more stars – but to get there, they might game the system

  • Written by: Jennifer Mayo, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Missouri-Columbia
Charities can get a 6% donations boost when Charity Navigator gives them more stars – but to get there, they might game the systemGetting all four stars has its rewards.ikonacolor/iStock via Getty Images PlusGreen rectangle that says charities get a 6% boost when they get Charity Navigator's highest rating.CC BY-ND

With multitudes of worthy charities to choose from – and the possibility that a poorly run or fake nonprofit might trick you into thinking it’s a good cause – it’s sometimes hard to know which ones to support.

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