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For Immediate Release, December 1, 2008 Contact: Keri Dixon, Center for Biological Diversity, (520) 623-5252 x 312 Center Wins Four-star Rating From Charity Navigator TUCSON, Ariz.— Today the Center for Biological Diversity received a letter declaring that for the third year in a row, well-known nonprofit evaluator Charity Navigator has awarded the group its highest rating of four stars for fiscal responsibility. This is one more confirmation that the Center uses its dollars wisely, putting the vast majority of its funds toward helping species and habitat instead of toward administrative overhead, fundraising costs, and other expenses. In fact, about 84 percent of the organization’s funding is funneled directly toward its Climate, Biodiversity, International, Public Lands, Urban Wildlands, and Oceans programs. The Center for Biological Diversity helps make up the mere 10 percent of all charities rated by Charity Navigator that have earned four stars for fiscal responsibility for three years in a row — and the group plans on earning the same rating in every year to come. Charity Navigator is America’s premier charity rater, evaluating 10 times more charities than its closest competitor and using a unique method of applying data-driven analysis to the charitable sector. According to the organization’s president, Ken Berger, the Center for Biological Diversity’s “exceptional” rating “differentiates the Center from its peers and demonstrates to the public that it is worthy of their trust.” And Charity Navigator isn’t the only one that has recognized the Center for Biological Diversity for its efficient use of resources: "The Center for Biological Diversity is the only group that is brave and savvy enough to turn small donations into sweeping legal decisions that protect the land and species from exploitation. It's the best investment we can make with our donation dollars." — Long-time members Krista and Alan Binnie, Tucson "They are pound for pound, dollar for dollar, the most effective conservation organization in the country." —LA Weekly ### |
