Charity trackers include organizations such as the Better Business Bureau’s Wise Giving Alliance, GuideStar (now Candid) and Charity Navigator.

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Philanthropic charitable organizations date back to antiquity. One of the first laws defining charitable organizations is the Statute of Charitable Uses, passed by English parliament in 1601.