KidWorks is honored to announce that we have received a four-star rating from Charity Navigator, the widely recognized premier independent and third party evaluator of non-profits. A four star rating is the highest possible rating from Charity Navigator, and we are one of only 3,620 charities nationwide to have earned this ranking.
This a step up from our three-star rating of the past three years.
“More than ever, individuals and organizations expect the utmost level of integrity, transparency and effectiveness from the charities and non-profits they support,” says David Benavides, KidWorks’ Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director. “Our four-star rating from Charity Navigator inspires us to always exceed the rigorous standards to which we are held and assures our supporters that we will always do so. For example, over the past five years, we have continued to make excellent progress managing and reporting our financials/accounting processes and procedures.”
Adds David, “Charity Navigator helps guide the path to intelligent giving and their ranking system shines a light on effective organizations, such as ours.”
You can view Charity Navigator’s assessment of KidWorks at:
Charity Navigator was founded in 2001, and they describe themselves as “the nation’s largest and most-utilized evaluator of charities.” They report that they have assessed over 9,000 non-profit organizations.
In their message to KidWorks telling us of our four-star rating, Charity Navigator wrote, “Receiving a four-star rating from Charity Navigator means you have taken the steps to show your donors and constituents that you are accountable, transparent and financially healthy.”
Included among the “Accountability and Transparency Performance Metrics” cited by Charity Navigator for rating KidWorks with four stars are:
Independent voting board members
Audited financials prepared by an independent accountant
Board members listed/board members not compensated
Donor privacy policy
“KidWorks deeply values the trust of every partner and supporter, and we are grateful that Charity Navigator provides yet another way for everyone to be confident that we will always remain true to the values that have guided us since we were founded in 1993,” David says.