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GREEKBOARDThe American Institute of Philanthropy is an excellent source when you are looking for Top-Rated charities.
Of the over five-hundred charities currently rated by AIP, only a select number qualify for our listing of Top-Rated charities based on our rigorous analysis. Groups included on the Top-Rated list generally spend 75% or more of their budgets on programs, spend $25 or less to raise $100 in public support, do not hold excessive assets in reserve, and receive "open-book" status for disclosure of basic financial information and documents to AIP. Please see the Criteria section of the website for more information on AIP's rating criteria and methodology.
Each mission category below lists Top-Rated charities that receive high grades from AIP. Top-Rated charities generally fall within the A- to A+ grade range. AIP may include on the Top-Rated list charities with grades of B or B+ in categories where no charities receive an A- or higher rating. We do so for the purpose of providing donors with the letter grade rating of at least one highly rated group in each category.
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AIP also issues “C”,
“D”, and “F”
grades to charities in its Charity
Rating Guide.
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This list is subject to change depending on the information AIP receives concerning charitable organizations. As long as the charities maintain an “open book” status and score highly on AIP’s financial criteria, their names will appear on this list.
AIP encourages each donor to consider these factors and others, which you may feel are more significant, when making charitable giving decisions. AIP provides this information to help you make your own decision concerning which charity to support. The letter grades represent the opinion of AIP. Some organizations legitimately may account differently for their activities. Such organizations generally would receive higher grades based on their own criteria than on the criteria used by AIP.
When information is given only on the national headquarters and the charity does not include its affiliates in its financial statements, “N.O.” (National Office) appears after the group’s name.
Because many factors determine a worthy charity, we at the AIP suggest that you use the ratings on this page not as the sole determining factor in your decision, but rather as an aid. The Charity Rating Guide provides much more information that will aid you in your giving decisions. Also, contact the charity in which you’re interested to determine if their mission and philosophy match yours.
INDEX OF TOP-RATED CHARITIESNote: Links
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