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.

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

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,

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 GoFundMe page created to pay for memorial services for Joann Garelli has reached its fundraising goal in one week.

Former Seattle SuperSonics center James Donaldson has stated a GoFundMe to help pay for the funeral expenses of his former teammate, Gus Williams, who has died. Williams, who was 71, suffered a stroke in 2020, and was living in a care facility in Baltimore.

Thousands of wildfire victims have turned to GoFundMe and other crowdfunding sites to raise money to support themselves or loved ones impacted by the fires. However, those donations could limit monetary assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

They seem endless, these sapping stories of loss. A grandfather starts over in his 90s. A family loses their dream home. People who were already struggling are dealt new, brutal blows.

The former flight attendant was accused of violating Alaska Airlines' social media policy after the clip went viral.

Millions are being raised so far for Califorina wildfire victims. But some of those fundraising efforts could actually end up limiting the money is that is available through the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Moore's brother-in-law and drummer Griffin "Griff" Goldsmith of the band Dawes took to Instagram to praise Duff for letting Moore stay with her after the family's home was deemed uninhabitable. Moore is married to Dawes singer Taylor Goldsmith and the pair share three children.

Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag are addressing the backlash they received after a fan set up a GoFundMe for them.