▁organization ▁whose ▁purpose ▁is ▁to ▁review ▁Protest ant ▁minist ries ▁for ▁financial ▁account ability ▁and ▁trans par ency , ▁and ▁to ▁provide ▁independent ▁advice ▁to ▁Protest ants ▁considering ▁making ▁don ations ▁to ▁them . ▁As ▁an ▁adj ud icator ▁it ▁also ▁gives ▁a ▁critical ▁assess ment ▁of ▁the ▁min istry . ▁ ▁Background ▁Ministry ▁Watch ▁see ks ▁information ▁from ▁minist ries ▁about ▁their ▁financial ▁exp end it ures , ▁either ▁from ▁public ly ▁available ▁reports , ▁or ▁through ▁direct ▁requests , ▁without ▁which ▁don ors ▁cannot ▁make ▁open ▁dec isions ▁about ▁what ▁they ▁are ▁exactly ▁supporting . ▁Min ist ries ▁that ▁refuse ▁to ▁provide ▁such ▁information ▁often ▁ob struct ▁pr udent ▁don ors . ▁In ▁addition , ▁minist ries ▁are ▁seen ▁by ▁many ▁as ▁teachers ▁and ▁set ▁standards , ▁with ▁open , ▁aud ited ▁financial ▁statements ▁being ▁the ▁norm . ▁ ▁It ▁also ▁publish es ▁a ▁bullet in ▁of ▁" sh ining ▁light ▁minist ries " ▁which ▁includes ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁thirty ▁exempl ary ▁minist ries , ▁and ▁a ▁bullet in ▁of ▁" don or ▁alert s " ▁concerning ▁potential ▁fra ud s ▁and ▁pit falls ▁for ▁don ors . ▁It ▁was ▁started ▁by ▁Howard ▁" R ust y " ▁Leonard . ▁Leonard ▁and ▁Ministry ▁Watch ▁was ▁featured ▁as ▁a ▁watch dog ▁on ▁ABC ▁News ▁ 2 0 / 2 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁about ▁various ▁groups ' ▁usage ▁of ▁don ors ' ▁money . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Ministry Watch . com ▁website ▁ ▁Wall