{"id":4282,"date":"2017-01-03T21:50:40","date_gmt":"2017-01-04T02:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weact.org\/updates\/we-act-earns-top-rating-from-charity-navigator\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T19:25:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T00:25:39","slug":"we-act-earns-top-rating-from-charity-navigator","status":"publish","type":"update","link":"https:\/\/weact.org\/es\/updates\/we-act-earns-top-rating-from-charity-navigator\/","title":{"rendered":"WE ACT Earns Top Rating from Charity Navigator"},"template":"","class_list":["post-4282","update","type-update","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","update_type-press-release","person_tax-peggy-shepard"],"acf":{"details":{"":null,"featured_image":5221,"update_type":[366],"focus_area":false,"authors":[232],"abstract":""},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\r\n<\/strong>January 3, 2017\r\nBrooke Havlik, WE ACT for Environmental Justice, 212-961-1000 ext. 320, brooke@weact.org\r\n\r\n<em>Only 25% of charities receive the highest rating of 4-stars.<\/em>\r\n\r\nNew York, NY \u2013 WE ACT for Environmental Justice\u2019s <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">strong financial health and commitment to accountability<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and transparency have<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">earned it a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America\u2019s largest independent charity elevator. This is the first time that <\/span><b>WE ACT for Environmental Justice<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has earned this top distinction. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since 2002, using objective analysis, Charity Navigator has awarded only the most fiscally responsible organizations a 4-star rating. In 2011, Charity Navigator added 17 metrics, focused on governance and ethical practices as well as measures of openness, to its ratings methodology. \u00a0These Accountability &amp; Transparency metrics, which account for 50 percent of a charity\u2019s overall rating, reveal which charities operate in accordance with industry best practices \u00a0and whether they are open with their donors and stakeholders. \u00a0On June 1, 2016, Charity Navigator upgraded its methodology for rating each charity\u2019s\u2019 financial health with CN 2.1. These enhancements further substantiate the financial health of Charity Navigator\u2019s four star charities. <\/span>\r\n\r\n\u201cWE ACT for Environmental Justice\u2019s <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">exceptional 4-star rating sets it apart from its peers and demonstrates its trustworthiness to the public,\u201d according to Michael Thatcher, President &amp; CEO of Charity Navigator. \u201cOnly a quarter of charities rated by Charity Navigator receive the distinction of our 4-star rating. This adds WE ACT to a preeminent group of charities working to overcome our world\u2019s most pressing challenges. Based on its 4-star rating, people can trust that their donations are going to a financially responsible and ethical charity when they decide to support <\/span>WE ACT<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s important our donors trust that we\u2019re using their donations wisely to accomplish WE ACT\u2019s<\/span> mission to build healthy communities<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d said<\/span> <b>Peggy Shepard, Executive Director<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u00a0\u201cOur 4-star Charity Navigator rating demonstrates to our supporters our good governance and financial accountability.\u201d<\/span>\r\n\r\nWE ACT for Environmental Justice\u2019s <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rating and other information about charitable giving are available free of charge on<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.charitynavigator.org\/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&amp;orgid=13239\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.charitynavigator.org<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span>","include_drop_cap":false}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.1 - 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