GreatNonprofits is a
501(c)(3)
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registered
non-profit organization
A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a nonbusiness entity, nonprofit institution, not-for-profit organization, or simply a nonprofit, is a non-governmental (private) legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public, or so ...
based in the
United States
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with a website where donors, volunteers, and clients review and share their experiences of charitable organizations, essentially providing
crowdsourced
Crowdsourcing involves a large group of dispersed participants contributing or producing goods or services—including ideas, votes, micro-tasks, and finances—for payment or as volunteers. Contemporary crowdsourcing often involves digit ...
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 grants "Top-Rated" ranking 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.
Reception
Charity Navigator
Charity Navigator is a charity assessment organization that evaluates more than 230,000 charitable organizations based in the United States, operating as a 501(c)(3) organization. It provides insights into a nonprofit's financial stability, adh ...
has rated GreatNonprofits as "needs improvement", noting its lack of financial and tax documents.
CharityWatch
CharityWatch, known until 2012 as the American Institute of Philanthropy, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in Chicago, Illinois, created in the United States by Daniel Borochoff in 1992, to provide information about charities' financial effi ...
criticized GreatNonprofit's methodology, noting that crowdsourcing reviews generates ratings from those who are not informed on the charity's efficacy or who are directly involved with the charity, and that by "encouraging groups to drum up glowing reviews from their supporters, GreatNonprofits is letting charities know how easily they can drown out their critics and receive high ratings. This may be good for charities, but it is not helpful for donors".
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
* Charity Navigator
Charity Navigator is a charity assessment organization that evaluates more than 230,000 charitable organizations based in the United States, operating as a 501(c)(3) organization. It provides insights into a nonprofit's financial stability, adh ...
* 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 percenta ...
* Giving What We Can
Giving What We Can (GWWC) is an effective altruism nonprofit that promotes effective giving through education, outreach, and advocacy around the 10% Pledge, which encourages members to donate at least 10% of their income to effective charities. ...
References
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Charities based in California
American review websites