Shadow Donation

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The register

GreatNonprofits

GreatNonprofits lists IRS-recognized organizations as review profiles with a Donate button, including on profiles the organization has not claimed. Donations route through PayPal Giving Fund. Whole Whale has no evidence bundle for it.

Tier
Listed
Payouts via
PayPal Giving Fund
Platform
greatnonprofits.org
Checked
6 of 6 checks · 0 on dated evidence
Evidence
No evidence bundle yet

The checklist

What we have checked on GreatNonprofits, what we found, and what it rests on.

No evidence bundle on file. Checks marked here rest on Whole Whale’s published article or the incumbent directory, not on dated captures. We will replace them with captured evidence, or remove them.

  1. Present, research only
    1. Off-domain Present, research only

    Profiles are served at greatnonprofits.org/org/<slug>.

    Basis: Shadow Donation Directory, nonprofitnewsfeed.com
  2. Present, research only
    2. Auto-generated Present, research only

    Page 4950 states it auto-lists IRS organizations.

    Basis: Shadow Donation Directory, nonprofitnewsfeed.com
  3. Present, research only
    3. No consent Present, research only

    The Move for Hunger profile captured on 2026-07-21 showed "Claim This Nonprofit".

    Basis: Shadow Donation Directory, nonprofitnewsfeed.com
  4. Present, research only
    4. Takes gifts Present, research only

    Unclaimed profiles carry Donate buttons.

    Basis: Shadow Donation Directory, nonprofitnewsfeed.com
  5. Present, research only
    5. Intermediary Present, research only

    Donations route via PayPal Giving Fund.

    Basis: Shadow Donation Directory, nonprofitnewsfeed.com
  6. Present, research only
    6. Search-indexed Present, research only

    Page 4950 states organization profiles are confirmed Google-indexed and rank for searches on the nonprofit's name; its sitemap index was not publicly parseable, and no page HTML was saved.

    Basis: Shadow Donation Directory, nonprofitnewsfeed.com

Event log

Everything that has happened on the record, newest first.

  1. Published

    NNF Shadow Donation Directory published

    WordPress page 4950 on nonprofitnewsfeed.com was published on 2026-07-23 with evidence dated 2026-07-21; this platform's row carries that date. The page revision history was not checked to confirm the row existed on day one.

    Source: NNF Shadow Donation Directory (page 4950)
  2. Capture

    Page 4950 capture

    Page 4950 dates its screenshots and sitemap column for this platform to 2026-07-21: the Move for Hunger profile and a Google search.

    Source: NNF Shadow Donation Directory (page 4950)
  3. Published

    Named in Whole Whale's source article

    Whole Whale's article "The Rise of Shadow Donation Pages", dated 2025-11-06, discusses GreatNonprofits in its current text. The saved copy carries later updates (one marked July 2026), so presence in the first version is not separately confirmed.

    Source: Whole Whale, The Rise of Shadow Donation Pages

If your organization is on GreatNonprofits

We have not verified a removal or claim route for GreatNonprofits yet. Search the platform for your legal name and EIN, and contact the platform directly.

Reply and corrections

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