BBB Charity Seal

The Better Business Bureau Serving Eastern Massachusetts, Maine & 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.

The 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.  The 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.
  1. The Greater Boston Food Bank, Inc., Boston, MA
  2. John Andrew Mazie Memorial Foundation, Wayland, MA
  3. YWCA Bangor-Brewer, Brewer, ME
  4. Bangor YMCA, Bangor, ME
  5. Volunteers for Peace, Inc., Belmont, VT
  6. Boston Classical Orchestra, Newton, MA
  7. Girls Incorporated of Lynn, Lynn, MA
  8. Mystic Valley Elder Services, Inc., Malden MA
  9. Samaritans, Inc., Boston, MA
  10. Maine Children's Alliance, Augusta, ME
  11. Elderhostel, Inc, Boston, MA
  12. Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly Boston, Inc., Boston, MA
  13. Autism of Metro West, Inc., Natick, MA
  14. Career Collaborative, Boston, MA
  15. Newton Community Service Centers, Inc, West Newton, MA
  16. Ipswich River Watershed Association, Inc., Ipswich, MA
  17. New England Scores, Dorchester, MA
  18. The Center for Teen Empowerment, Boston, MA
  19. Friends of the Children’s Trust Fund, Boston, MA
  20. Association for Retarded Citizens-Rutland Area, Rutland, VT
  21. Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange, Boston, MA
  22. Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership, Boston, MA
  23. Planet Dog Foundation, Portland, ME
  24. Boston Women’s Health Book Collective, Inc., Boston, MA
  25. The Carroll Center for the Blind, Newton, MA
  26. Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc., Portland, ME
  27. RESIST, Inc, Somerville, MA
  28. Fenway Community Health, Inc., Boston, MA
  29. Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling, Inc., Boston, MA
  30. Generations Incorporated, Boston, MA
  31. VSA arts of Massachusetts, Boston, MA
  32. Boston Private Industry Council, Inc., Boston, MA
  33. Walker, Needham, MA
  34. Boston Adult Literacy Fund, Boston, MA
  35. Vermont Children’s Aid Society, Winooski, VT
  36. People Making a Difference Through Community Service, Inc., Boston, MA
  37. United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley, Boston, MA
  38. Southern Maine Agency on Aging, Scarborough, ME
  39. Katherine Nordell Lloyd Center for Environmental Studies, Inc., Dartmouth, MA