The Community Foundation has been named one of “10 Top-Notch Charities” by Charity Navigator and has received a four star rating for our Financial Health and also Accountability & Transparency.We are ranked seven out of 10 and are the only community foundation on this list. Other charities recognized include four North American food banks and five U.S. based international organizations including MAP International.
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Charity Navigator has a strong reputation as “America's premier independent charity evaluator working to advance a more efficient and responsive philanthropic marketplace.” Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine recognized Charity Navigator on its “The Best List 2011.”
According to Sandra Miniutti, Vice President for Marketing and CFO, Charity Navigator developed its Top Ten lists per the request of its users (donors) as a “dynamic and fun way” to help users “slice and dice” data. To determine the organizations that were selected for inclusion on the “10 Top-Notch Charities” list, Charity Navigator searched its database of 5,500 charities to find organizations that 1) have a perfect accountability and transparency score of 70 and that 2) have an overall four-star rating based on Charity Navigator’s metrics. The Top Ten lists are “query driven.” They are based on criteria and are not based on personal recommendations.
Charity Navigator’s Top Ten Lists are calculated monthly whereas an organization’s overall star rating is determined annually upon review of the organizations most recent 990. Organizations are evaluated through two broad areas of performance; their Financial Health and their Accountability & Transparency.
For further information on Charity Navigator, visit their website at http://www.charitynavigator.org/.