GreatNonprofits is a
501(c)(3)
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registered
non-profit organization
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based in the
United States
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with a website where donors, volunteers, and clients to review and share their personal experiences with charitable organizations, essentially providing
crowdsourced
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information about the reputability of these organizations. It was founded in 2007 by
Perla Ni and has an operating budget of an estimated $750,000.
GreatNonprofits is known for its "Top-Rated" awards which it grants to organizations that have maintained an average rating of 4.5 stars throughout the year. The group's website has ratings on around 6,500 nonprofits.
Media coverage
GreatNonprofits has been covered in ''
The Economist
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Christian Science Monitor
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, and other news sources.
Press page on the GreatNonprofits website
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See also
* Candid
Candid may refer to:
* Candid (app), a mobile app for anonymous discussions
* Candid (organization), providing information on US nonprofit companies
* Candid Records, a record label
* Ilyushin Il-76, NATO reporting name ''Candid'', a Soviet aircraf ...
* Charity Navigator
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. It provides insights into a nonprofit’s financial s ...
* GiveWell
GiveWell is an American non-profit charity assessment and effective altruism-focused organization. GiveWell focuses primarily on the cost-effectiveness of the organizations that it evaluates, rather than traditional metrics such as the percent ...
* Giving What We Can
Giving What We Can (GWWC) is an effective altruism-associated organisation whose members pledge to give at least 10% of their income to effective charities. It was founded at Oxford University in 2009 by the philosopher Toby Ord, physician-in- ...
References
External links
GreatNonprofits official website
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Charity review websites
Charities based in California
American review websites