One-third of annual donations to American charities are received during the holiday season. With #GivingTuesday less than two weeks away, the BBB Wise Giving Alliance (BBB WGA) is urging donors to ensure their generous donations are going to trustworthy organizations by researching charities before they give. BBB WGA's press release containing 5 tips to ensure wise giving can be found by clicking here.

The Tri-State BBB offering more than 33,000 free Business Reviews on businesses operating within its 18-county service area.
For more information please contact Tom Bozikis, Vice President of the Tri-State BBB at 812-459-3854 or 812-473-0202 ext. 114.

ABOUT BBB: For more than 100 years, the Better Business Bureau has been helping people find businesses, brands and charities they can trust. In 2014, people turned to the BBB more than 165 million times for BBB Business Reviews on more than 4.7 million businesses and Charity Reports on 11,000 charities, all available for free at bbb.org. BBB Serving Evansville and the Tri-State, incorporated in 1985 and serving 18 counties in Indiana, Kentucky and Illinois, is one of 113 local, independent BBBs in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

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