Better Business Bureau in Eastern Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island & Vermont offers local charities who meet the BBB's 20 Standards for Charity Accountability a Charity Seal that can be displayed both online and in their solicitation materials.
The seal provides the public with a clear, concise and easily recognizable symbol that the local charity adheres to the BBB's strong and comprehensive standards. Only charities that meet the 20 standards are eligible to apply for the seal. Participation in the seal program is optional and requires a license agreement.
BBB will continue to report on local charities that have been the subject of recent inquiries from potential donors regardless of whether that charity intends to apply for the seal or not. BBB will also continue to report on both charities that meet and do not meet its standards.
Click here to access the BBB Charity Reports.
Below is a list of Local Charities that have been approved to use the BBB Charity Seal:
- Boston Classical Orchestra, Newton, MA
- Mystic Valley Elder Services, Inc., Malden MA
- Career Collaborative, Boston, MA
- Ipswich River Watershed Association, Inc., Ipswich, MA
- New England Scores, Dorchester, MA
- Friends of the Children’s Trust Fund, Boston, MA
- Boston Women’s Health Book Collective, Inc., Boston, MA
- The Carroll Center for the Blind, Newton, MA
- Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc., Portland, ME
- Generations Incorporated, Boston, MA
- United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley, Boston, MA
- Rhode Island Community Food Bank Providence, RI
- Dorcas Place Adult & Family Learning Center, Inc. Providence, RI
- Hope House Boston, MA
- Star Kids Scholarship Program Middletown, RI
- Family Service of Rhode Island Providence, RI
- Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance Boston, MA
- Metropolitan Wind Symphony, Inc. Jamaica Plain, MA
- Lowell Wish Project Lowell, MA
- Family Planning Association of Maine, Augusta, ME