BBB Local Charity Review Program

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The Better Business Bureau has conducted more than 170 reviews of local charities that are soliciting contributions in the Southern Piedmont area. The charity review program is based on the BBB’s Wise Giving Alliance Standards for Charity Accountability and it is designed to help donors make sound giving decisions and to foster public confidence in charitable organizations.

In August, 2008, The Better Business Bureau formed a partnership with United Way of Central Carolinas to insure that all 90 United Way Agencies meet the standards for charitable accountability set forth by the BBB’s Wise Giving Alliance. Charities that earn BBB Accreditation contractually agree and adhere to the organization’s extremely high standards.

Click here to view the BBB’s Wise Giving Alliance Standards for Charitable Accountability

Please find below a list of local charities that have been reviewed by the BBB.  (Updated 11/3/09).

Meets Standards = Charity meets all applicable Standards

BBB Charity Seal = Charity meets all Standards and is using the BBB Accredited Charity Seal.

Standards not met= Specific Standards that the charity has not fulfilled.

Review in progress = The Charity is currently being reviewed based on the applicable Standards.

Did not disclose = Charity elected not to provide the BBB with information for charity review purposes.


Name of Local Charity

Meets
Standards
BBB Charity Seal
Standards
Not Met
Review in
Progress

Did Not
Disclose
A Better World X X


A Childs Place of Charlotte, Inc. X



A.M.E Zion's Renaissance Complex



X
Academic Learning Center, Inc. X



Ada Jenkins Families and Careers Development Center, Inc. X



Alex Ervin Foundation, Inc.


X
Alexander Youth Network


X
Alliance Credit Counseling, Inc. X X


Alzheimer's Association X X


American Red Cross of Union County X

X
American Red Cross, Cabarrus County X



American Red Cross-Greater Charlotte Chapter X



Appropriate Placement Options, Inc. X



Arc Of Cabarrus County (The) X



Arc of Mecklenburg County Inc. (The) X



ARC of Union County, The X



Arthritis Patient Services X X


Assistance League of Charlotte X



Athletes United for Youth



X
Autism Services of Mecklenburg County, Inc.


X
Beacon Project (The)



X
Bessemer City Crisis Center



X
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Charlotte




Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Charlotte X



Billy Graham Evangelistic Association




Boy Scouts of America, Central NC Council X X


Boy Scouts of America, Mecklenburg County X



Boy Scouts Of America, Piedmont Council X



Boys & Girls Club of Cabarrus County X



BRIDGE Jobs Program, Inc. X

X
Cabarrus Arts Council X



Cabarrus Meals On Wheels, Inc. X X


Cabarrus Victims Assistance Network X



Camp Care Inc.



X
Cannon Memorial Young Men's Christian Association X



Carolina Crown


X
Carolina Minority Supplier Development Council



X
Catawba Lands Conservancy X



Center for Community Transitions (The) X



CFIDS Association of America Inc. (The) X



Charlotte Area Fund Inc.

9

Charlotte Coalition for Social Justice, Inc. (The) X X


Charlotte Community Health Clinic X X


Charlotte Emergency Housing Inc. X



Charlotte Firefighters Association



X
Charlotte Rescue Mission(The) X



Charlotte Speech and Hearing Center Inc. X X


Charlotte-Mecklenburg Senior Centers, Inc. X X


Child Care Resources Inc. X



Children's Attention Home, Inc.

18

Children's Charity Fund



X
Christ Our Shepherd Ministries



X
Christian Montessori School at Lake Norman



X
Christian Rehabilitation Center



X
Classy Ladies & Distinguished Gents



X
Coltrane L.I.F.E. Center, Inc. X



Communities In School of Cabarrus County, Inc. X



Communities in Schools of Charlotte Mecklenburg, Inc. X X


Community Free Clinic, Inc. X



Community Health Services X



Community Health Services of Union County, Inc. X X


Community Link X



Council on Aging


X

Council for Children's Rights, Inc. X

X
Council on Aging in Union County, Inc. X X


Counseling Center Of Iredell County X



Crisis Assistance Ministry X



Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden

8, 10-11, 17-18

Deliverance Gospel and Evangelical Ministry X X


Delta Health Foundation



X
Disability Rights & Resources X X


Exceptional Children's Assistance Center, Inc. (ECAC) X X


Exchange/SCAN Child & Parenting Center of Iredell County X X


Family Center (The)

17

Family Service, Inc. X



Favar Ministries



X
Fifth Street Ministries X



Fill My Cup X



Florence Crittenton Services, Inc.

18

Fraternal Order of Police



X
Friends of Kristen Missing Persons Foundation

3, 7, 11-18

Friendship Home of Monroe, Inc. X



Funeral Consumer Alliance of Central Carolinas



X
Gaston County Family YMCA, Inc.

8

Gift In Kind

1, 2, 6

Girl Scouts Council of Catawba Valley Area, Inc. X



Girl Scouts, Hornets' Nest Council X



Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont, Inc. X



Grier Heights Economic Foundation



X
Habitat for Humanity X



Habitat for Humanity Cabarrus County, Inc. X



Hickory Firefighter's Association



X
Historic Charlotte, Inc.

17-18

Hope Haven Inc. X X


Hope World Wide-North Carolina



X
Horse Protection Society



X
Hospice of Cabarrus County, Inc. X



Hospice of Iredell County Inc. X



I Care, Inc. X



Iredell County Council On Aging Inc. X X


Iredell County Kidney Dialysis Organization, Inc. X



Jacob's Ladder Job Center Inc. X



Jesse Helms Center Foundation (The) X X


Jewish Community Center of Charlotte, Inc. X



Joan Roberts Foundation for Ovarian Cancer (The)



X
Joe Martin ALS Foundation (The)

4, 11, 16-18

KinderMourn, Inc. X X


King's Keep Learning Center


X
Latin American Coalition X X


Legal Aid of North Carolina, Inc. X



Legal Services of Southern Piedmont Inc. X



Leukemia & Lymphona Society (The)




Lifespan, Inc. X



Link Adoption



X
Literacy Council of Union County X



Logan Community Day Care Association, Inc. X



Loaves & Fishes, Inc.


X
Love In the Name of Christ X X


Make A Dream Come True, Inc.



X
Make-A-Wish Foundation, Central & Western NC X



Matthews Help Center



X
McDowell Street Center for Family Law



X
Mecklenburg Aquatic Club, Inc.

11, 17-18

MedAssist of Mecklenburg X



Mental Health Association of Central Carolinas, Inc. X



Metrolina AIDS Project X X


Metrolina Association for the Blind X X


Metrolina Wall and Ceiling Association



X
Mint Museum of Art, Inc. X X


Missing Children Help Center



X
MOER Foundation, Inc.


X
Monarch X



Mooresville Area Christian Mission, Inc. X X


Mooresville South Iredell Crime Stoppers, Inc. X



National Kidney Foundation of North Carolina, Inc. (The) X



National Multiple Sclerosis Society-Mid Atlantic Chapter X X


North Carolina Disaster  Response Team



X
North Charlotte Lions Club



X
Our Towns of Lake Norman Habitat for Humanity X



Paramedics for Children



X
Peachford Communities



X
Piedmont Mediation Center, Inc. X



Police Protective Fund



X
Potter's Wheel Community Development and Outreach Center X X


Pregnancy Resource Center X



Push America, Inc. X X


RAIN, Inc. X



Relatives, Inc. (The) X



Richmond County Hospice, Inc. X



Right Moves For Youths Inc. X



R. M. Joshua



X
Room At The Inn - Catholic Maternity Home X



Salvation Army of Cabarrus County (The) X



Salvation Army, Greater Charlotte (The) X



Salvation Army, Statesville Corp (The) X



Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina X X


Seigle Avenue Preschool, Inc. X X


Serenity House, Inc. X



Spokes Group (The)

14, 16-18

Student First Academy Inc.



X
Substance Abuse Prevention Services, Inc. X



Summit House, Inc. X



Teen Health Connection, Inc. X



Thomason School (The)

1, 2, 6, 13

Thompson Child & Family Focus X



Turning Point of Union County, Inc. X



Union County Community Shelter X



Union County Crisis Assistance Ministry, Inc. X



Union County Habitat for Humanity, Inc. X X


United Family Services, Inc. X



United Way of Central Carolinas X X


United Way Of Gaston County, Inc. X



Uptown Shelter, Inc. X X


Urban League of Central Carolinas Inc. X



Vision for Israel

2, 8, 17-19

YMCA of Greater Charlotte X



Youth Harbor Inc.



X
Youth With A Mission



X
YWCA Central Carolinas Inc. X X