To help fight fraud, GoFundMe created an online hub that contains verified fundraising pages related to the L.A.-area wildfires.
By law, FEMA cannot duplicate benefits received from another source for the same disaster-related expense, such as replacing a car. Doing so would require individuals to pay back aid received from
Kayleigh Dalrymple’s family is seeking donations through a GoFundMe effort after she died in a car accident Friday night. Five other teenagers were riding in a Jeep along with 14-year-old Dalrymple when the driver lost control and struck a group of trees near the Marshall-Peoria County line in Chillicothe,
Collectively, they’d raised more than $100 million as of Tuesday evening, a GoFundMe spokesperson told me. (The company did not immediately respond when asked where the totals currently stand.) In recent days,
After Palisades natives banded together on WhatsApp and raised more than $120,000 on GoFundMe, they face what experts say has become a common scenario after natural disasters: Unexpected scrutiny and challenges as they attempt to manage and distribute the funds.
Touched by personal stories of anguish and loss from the fires, donors have sent tens of millions of dollars directly to families in Los Angeles via crowdfunding. These competing pleas for generosity have uneven results.
A woman charged with torture is accused of poisoning a 1-year-old girl to garner sympathy and make thousands of dollars off GoFundMe donations
More than $100 million has been donated to victims of the Los Angeles wildfires through GoFundMe campaigns — the popular crowdfunding platform that verifies all accounts to protect against scams.
Los Angeles County wildfire victims are turning to GoFundMe to get help quickly. However, the fundraising page may impact what you get from FEMA. Here's what you need to know.
As California’s massive wildfires burn, thousands of GoFundMe campaigns for victims have become an outlet for onlookers transfixed by the blazes and eager to do something to help
Kalina Silverman, the creator of MakeBigTalk, partnered with GoFundMe to interview L.A. fire victims to help with their GoFundMe pages and raise awareness.