In and effort to reach my giving goal for the year, I was pleased to come across Charity Navigator, an independent charity evaluator.  (Perhaps surprisingly, I came across this web site via PC Magazine.)  Charity Navigator seems similar to a Christian specific version, ECFA, the organization I hear about more frequently in this regard.

One particular organization I like is World Relief and Charity Navigator gave it a rating of five stars. The history ratings for organizations on  Charity Navigator were interesting as well.  Two of the organizations to which my wife and I contribute have had five stars for the past two years but they appear to have dropped significantly this year.  Hmmm....

Perhaps most important to me when wondering about whether the organizations are good stewards of what we donate, all the organizations that I checked (and we donate) were given five stars for their efficiency rating.

UPDATE:

Added ECFA and PC Magazine links.

Friday, November 24, 2006 10:47:17 PM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)      Comments [0]  Miscellaneous | Personal | In Pursuit of God