Farm Sanctuary is proud to announce that its strong financial health and ongoing accountability and transparency have earned a Four-Star Rating from Charity Navigator. This rating designates Farm Sanctuary as an official “Give with Confidence” charity, indicating that our organization is using its donations effectively based on Charity Navigator’s criteria. Charity Navigator is America’s largest and most utilized independent charity evaluator. Since 2001, the organization has been an unbiased and trusted source of information for more than 11 million donors annually.
Charity Navigator analyzes nonprofit performance based on four key indicators, referred to as beacons. Currently, nonprofits can earn scores for the Impact & Results, Accountability & Finance, Culture & Community, and Leadership & Adaptability beacons.
“We are delighted to provide Farm Sanctuary with third-party accreditation that validates their operational excellence,” said Michael Thatcher, President and CEO of Charity Navigator. “The Four-Star Rating is the highest possible rating an organization can achieve. We are eager to see the good work that Farm Sanctuary is able to accomplish in the years ahead.”
“Our Four-Star Charity Navigator rating is very gratifying, and it demonstrates that our supporters can trust our commitment to good governance and financial health,” said Farm Sanctuary President and Co-Founder Gene Baur. “We hope that this will introduce our work to new supporters who share our concerns about the disastrous effects of industrial animal agriculture and who want to invest in our rescue, education, and advocacy efforts to benefit animals, people, and the planet.”
Farm Sanctuary’s annual Adopt a Turkey campaign, currently in its 37th year, recently kicked off amid a reemergence of deadly bird flu that has already killed millions of turkeys on industrial farms across the country.
Farm Sanctuary’s rating and other information about charitable giving are available free of charge on charitynavigator.org.
Founded in 1986, Farm Sanctuary fights the disastrous effects of animal agriculture on animals, people, and the planet through rescue, education, and advocacy. The organization provides lifelong care for animals rescued from abuse at Sanctuary locations in New York and California, fosters just and compassionate vegan living, and advocates for legal and policy reforms. To learn more about Farm Sanctuary, visit FarmSanctuary.org.
