Charity Navigator

Charity Navigator works to make impactful philanthropy easier for all. Charity Navigator's goal is to equip the entire philanthropic ecosystem with the tools, ratings, and information they need to make impactful investments. In addition, Charity Navigator works to expand the number of people and organizations who understand and commit to the idea of intentional philanthropy. And Charity Navigator strives to deepen the community's commitment to giving.

Giving is inclusive, effective, and abundant — driving greater impact for causes people care about.

Goal One: Grow the number of unique individuals using Charity Navigator’s guidance to inform their giving

Goal Two: Provide individual donors with more in-depth and intuitive guidance

Goal Three: Improve technology to provide users with the best possible experience

In October 2023, Charity Navigator organized a two-day leadership training program for senior leaders within the organization. The training program aimed to focus on developing the communication, teamwork, advocacy, and public speaking skills of our staff. The ultimate goal was to continue enhancing the competencies of our employees. Throughout 2023 and 2024, group coaching and various facilitated learning sessions will be conducted for managers and leaders to further practice and develop these skills.

Charity Navigator partners with other organizations focused on nonprofit infrastructure and participates in a number of data collectives - this has helped foster collaboration and has reduced redundancy for nonprofits reporting data for evaluation. The team collects and reports data on activity in the nonprofit sector. In addition to leveraging this data for ratings and tools, Charity Navigator publishes thought leadership, blog articles, webinars, and bite-sized information for distribution on social media - the primary goal is to inspire donors and help them philanthropic decision-making. Charity Navigator regularly comments on state legislative matters affecting the nonprofit sector and charitable giving, and has provided comments to the IRS on possible revisions of the IRS Form 990 through both the Nonprofit Data/Open Data Collective and to the IRS directly. Additionally, Charity Navigator has been a signatory for collective efforts to improve reporting of nonprofit labor.

In the early stages of the pandemic, Charity Navigator made the decision to begin working remotely. While this was uncharted territory for the organization, the team found that it was able to deliver on its mission efficiently and effectively in this new modality. As a result, the organization has continued to primarily work remotely with plans to utilize the office significantly less than in the past. This has opened up new opportunities for Charity Navigator, including hiring talent outside of the tri-state area. As many nonprofits have faced significant challenges due to COVID-19, Charity Navigator devised and executed a plan that gives nonprofits the opportunity to share how their organizations were affected by the pandemic. By sharing this information, the organizations’ scores will not decrease when processing pandemic-affected IRS Forms 990.