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| Formation | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Founder | John Patrick Dugan |
| Type | Nonprofit corporation |
| 13-4148824[1] | |
| Legal status | Active |
| Purpose | Charity evaluation |
| Headquarters | Saddle Brook, New Jersey, U.S. |
Official language | English |
| Michael Thatcher[2] | |
Chief Program Officer | Laura Andes[2] |
Chief Relationship Officer | Kevin Scally[2] |
Chief Admin Officer | Nancy Sadek[2] |
| Marie Wieck (Chair),[3] Michael Cooney (Vice Chair)[3] | |
| Website | www |
Charity Navigator is a charity assessment organization that evaluates hundreds of thousands of charitable organizations based in the United States, operating as a free 501(c)(3) organization.[4] It provides insights into a nonprofit's financial stability, adherence to best practices for both accountability and transparency, and results reporting.[4] It is the largest and most-utilized evaluator of charities in the United States.[5] It does not accept any advertising or donations from the organizations it evaluates.[6][non-primary source needed]
According to a 2025 study, ratings by Charity Navigator shape donor behaviors, as donors increase their contributions to better rated charities.[7] The study also found that charities try to achieve better ratings by cutting expenditures on administration and fundraising, as well as misreporting or mislabelling expenditures to game the ratings.[7]
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- ^ a b "Board of Directors : Charity Navigator". Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ a b Piper, Kelsey (October 16, 2020). "Which charities do the most good? Charity Navigator joins the effort to answer this crucial question". Vox.
- ^ "COVID relief drives record giving at Community Foundation; grants topped $87.5M in 2020". morristowngreen.com. February 16, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ "Charity Navigator: About Us". Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ a b Mayo, Jennifer (2025). "Navigating the Notches: Charity Responses to Ratings". Journal of Political Economy Microeconomics. doi:10.1086/732241. ISSN 2832-9368.