Susan G. Komen for the Cure, global leader in the breast cancer
movement, has received Charity
Navigators highest rating four stars for the fourth
consecutive year. With this rating, Komen for the Cure becomes one of
only 9 percent of the approximately 5,400 charities that Charity
Navigator evaluates which has received at least four straight 4-star
ratings.
“As the nonprofit sector continues to grow at an unprecedented pace,
savvy donors are demanding more accountability, transparency and
quantifiable results from the charities they choose to support with
their hard-earned dollars”
Achieving Charity Navigators highest rating for fiscal soundness is an
incredible achievement for even one year during these economic times,
said Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker, Komens founder and CEO. But to
garner this rating four consecutive years is a true testament to the
hard work of our entire Susan G. Komen for the Cure family. My gratitude
also goes out to our Affiliates, our volunteers and our staff, who have
proven once again to be responsible stewards of our contributors money
as everyone continues to try to fulfill our promise of saving lives and
ending breast cancer forever.
This most recent four-star rating from the nations largest and most
relied-upon evaluator of charities assures thousands of potential donors
that Susan G. Komen for the Cure continues to excel in managing its
finances and their donations.
As the nonprofit sector continues to grow at an unprecedented pace,
savvy donors are demanding more accountability, transparency and
quantifiable results from the charities they choose to support with
their hard-earned dollars, wrote Charity Navigator President and CEO
Ken Berger in a letter to Komen announcing the latest evaluation. Only
9 percent of the charities we rate have received at least four
consecutive 4-star evaluations, indicating that Susan G. Komen for the
Cure consistently executes its mission in a fiscally responsible way,
and outperforms most other charities in America. This exceptional
designation from Charity Navigator differentiates Susan G. Komen for the
Cure from its peers and demonstrates to the public it is worthy of their
trust.
Komen for the Cure, which raised more than $347 million in revenue for
the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009, received a 63.34 rating from
Charity Navigator, equaling its 2008 four-star rating from the leading
charity evaluator in the U.S.
Charity Navigator ratings show potential donors how efficiently a
charity will use donor support right now, and how the organization is
positioned to continue providing programs and services in the future.
Visit Charity Navigators website for more
details about Komen for the Cures rating and for how
Susan G. Komen for the Cure compares with other breast cancer
organizations and institutes.
About Susan G. Komen for the Cure
Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do
everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that
promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure, which is now the worlds
largest breast cancer organization and the largest source of nonprofit
funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer with more than $1.5
billion invested to date. For more information about Susan G. Komen for
the Cure, breast health or breast cancer, visit www.komen.org
or call 1-877 GO KOMEN.
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Source: Business Wire
