The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Charity Navigator’s Ratings Are Inherently Flawed. Here’s a Simple Solution.

The latest iteration of Charity Navigator’s rating system aspires to bring social impact evaluation to the masses, using percentage- and star-based scores to help potential donors understand the ...
Yahoo

Charities can get a 6% donations boost when Charity Navigator gives them more stars – but to get there, they might game the system

With multitudes of worthy charities to choose from – and the possibility that a poorly run or fake nonprofit might trick you into thinking it’s a good cause – it’s sometimes hard to know which ones to ...
The Chronicle of Philanthropy

New Watchdog Group Puts Charity Ratings Online

A New Jersey nonprofit organization has entered the charity-rating business, and donors can check out the group’s findings online. Charity Navigator rates nonprofit organizations’ financial health ...
Yahoo UK & Ireland

Unbound Receives Charity Navigator's 4-Star Rating, Ranks Among Highest-Rated Child Sponsorship Organizations in U.S.

Unbound Has Been Awarded 4 out of 4 Stars by Charity Navigator, With the Highest Score of 100 in the Area of Accountability and Transparency; This Rating Makes Unbound One of the Highest-Rated Child ...
Washington Times

Charity watchdogs leave donors with complex, confusing nonprofit landscape

Reality check: Not all nonprofits are commendable. Many ignore donor intent. For the tens of millions of charitable Americans, figuring out which groups are the best to support can be a mission of its ...
MarketWatch

Forbes 2025 Top Charities: Direct Relief Ranks #5 with 100% Efficiency Rating

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / December 12, 2025 / Direct Relief has been ranked as the fifth-largest charity in ...
Business Wire

Operation HOPE Announces Ninth Consecutive Four-Star Rating From Charity Navigator

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Operation HOPE, a national nonprofit dedicated to helping low- and moderate-income Americans thrive in an ever-changing economy, today announced its strong financial health ...
Post and Courier

Charleston Animal Society receives highest charity rating

Charleston Animal Society was recently named a top-rated charity organization by Charity Navigator, the nation’s largest charity watchdog organization. Charity Navigator’s “4 Star” designation is ...

Is Your Charity Only Giving 5% to the Cause?

A charity that sends only 5% of donations directly to its stated cause can make the heart sink a little. People give money expecting help to reach someone in need, but numbers sometimes tell a ...
The Telegraph

Charities can get a 6% donations boost when Charity Navigator gives them more stars – but to get there, they might game the system

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jennifer Mayo, University of Missouri-Columbia (THE CONVERSATION) With multitudes of ...
The Conversation

Charities can get a 6% donations boost when Charity Navigator gives them more stars – but to get there, they might game the system

Jennifer Mayo does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...