Charity watchdog gives Clinton Foundation high marks

The Clinton group said Charity Navigator committed to spend an estimated $2 million over four years through 2016 to review more charities and provide more detailed information about them in its reviews.

Charity Navigator also participated in a Clinton Global Initiative program in 2011 with other groups to identify worthy charities for U.S. veterans, journalism integrity and Islamic outreach, but Charity Navigator did not contribute money as part of that effort.

An AP analysis found that of 154 people outside government with private interests who met or spoke to Clinton by phone, 85 had contributed either personally or through their organizations to the foundation.

According to its 2014 consolidated tax report, the Clinton Foundation spends about 12 percent of its budget on running the foundation.

After what Thatcher described as "unprecedented demand" based on searches for the Clinton Foundation on the watchdog's website and requests from outside organizations, including news media, Charity Navigator asked the foundation to consolidate its tax forms in a way the watchdog could evaluate it.

In the Clinton Foundation's case, the group cited multiple concerns, including news reports about the foundation accepting donations from foreign governments.

Two of Trump's charities are listed as unrated on Charity Navigator's site because as private foundations they do not meet the watchdog's criteria for evaluation.