Dollar General is a large chain of convenience stores with a presence in all 50 states. The company has been in operation since 1962 and currently operates over 7,000 stores. Dollar General does not publicly disclose its philanthropic efforts, but according to CharityWatch, the company has given away a modest amount of money to charities over the years. In 2013, for example, the company gave away $4.4 million in donations.
However, CharityWatch criticizes Dollar General for its lack of transparency about its giving, noting that the company does not publish a list of its charitable donors, nor does it make its donations public. Consequently, it is difficult to determine whether the company is giving to high-quality charities. In any case, Dollar General is not alone in its lack of transparency about its giving. Many large, publicly traded companies do not make their charitable donations public, and it is difficult to determine whether they are giving to high-quality charities.
