Plant With Purpose Earns Top Rating from Charity Navigator
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Plant With Purpose Earns Top Rating from Charity Navigator For the fourth consecutive year, Plant With Purpose awarded 4star rating SAN DIEGO—March 18, 2015—For the fourth year in a row, Plant With Purpose has earned the coveted 4 star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s premier independent charity evaluator. Recognized for its sound governance and fiscal responsibility, Plant With Purpose has outperformed thousands of other charities in the United States. Receiving four out of four stars for four consecutive years is an honor that only 7 percent of the charities evaluated can attest to. As the philanthropic marketplace grows more competitive, Plant With Purpose stands as an accountable and transparent organization that consistently shows quantifiable results. “As we work to transform the lives of the rural poor, it is important our donors are confident in our ability to use funds wisely,” said Executive Director Scott Sabin. “Our 4star Charity Navigator rating demonstrates that we take our fiduciary and governance responsibilities very seriously,” shares Sabin. These funds go toward poverty alleviation projects focusing on environmental restoration, economic empowerment, and spiritual renewal. Since 1984 Plant With Purpose has planted over 13 million trees, established more than 760 communitybased savings groups, and trained close to 22,000 farmers in sustainable agricultural techniques. Longtime supporter and advisor Dr. John Perkins shares, “I have admired the work of Plant With Purpose for the last 20 years, and I am so much in support of all that they are doing. I love the work being done and I believe that Plant With Purpose is worthy of everyone’s encouragement and financial support.” Since 2002, Charity Navigator has used datadriven analysis to award the most fiscally responsible charities with fourstar ratings. “Plant With Purpose’s coveted 4star rating puts it in a very select group of highperforming charities,” according to Ken Berger, President and CEO of Charity Navigator. “Out of the thousands of nonprofits Charity Navigator evaluates, only one out of four earns four stars–a rating that now with our new Accountability and Transparency metrics, demands even greater rigor, responsibility, and commitment to openness. Plant With Purpose’s supporters should feel much confidence that their hardearned dollars are being used efficiently and responsibly when it acquires such a high rating.” Plant With Purpose’s financial information is accessible on their website plantwithpurpose.org . Plant With Purpose’s rating and other information about charitable giving are available at charitynavigator.org . ### About Plant With Purpose (plantwithpurpose.org ) Plant With Purpose is an international development organization that transforms lives in rural areas where poverty is caused by deforestation. For 30 years, Plant With Purpose has provided lasting solutions to rural poverty through a community development approach that integrates reforestation, sustainable agriculture programs, economic opportunity through microfinance, and local leadership development. Plant With Purpose currently works in more than 385 communities in six countries: Burundi, the
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For the fourth consecutive year, San Diego-based Plant With Purpose is awarded Charity Navigator's 4-star rating.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Plant With Purpose Earns Top Rating from Charity Navigator For the fourth consecutive year, Plant With Purpose awarded 4-star rating
SAN DIEGOMarch 18, 2015For the fourth year in a row, Plant With Purpose has earned the coveted 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, Americas premier independent charity evaluator. Recognized for its sound governance and fiscal responsibility, Plant With Purpose has outperformed thousands of other charities in the United States. Receiving four out of four stars for four consecutive years is an honor that only 7 percent of the charities evaluated can attest to. As the philanthropic marketplace grows more competitive, Plant With Purpose stands as an accountable and transparent organization that consistently shows quantifiable results.
As we work to transform the lives of the rural poor, it is important our donors are confident in our ability to use funds wisely, said Executive Director Scott Sabin. Our 4-star Charity Navigator rating demonstrates that we take our fiduciary and governance responsibilities very seriously, shares Sabin.
These funds go toward poverty alleviation projects focusing on environmental restoration, economic empowerment, and spiritual renewal. Since 1984 Plant With Purpose has planted over 13 million trees, established more than 760 community-based savings groups, and trained close to 22,000 farmers in sustainable agricultural techniques. Long-time supporter and advisor Dr. John Perkins shares, I have admired the work of Plant With Purpose for the last 20 years, and I am so much in support of all that they are doing. I love the work being done and I believe that Plant With Purpose is worthy of everyones encouragement and financial support.
Since 2002, Charity Navigator has used data-driven analysis to award the most fiscally responsible charities with four-star ratings. Plant With Purposes coveted 4-star rating puts it in a very select group of high-performing charities, according to Ken Berger, President and CEO of Charity Navigator. Out of the thousands of nonprofits Charity Navigator evaluates, only one out of four earns four starsa rating that now with our new Accountability and Transparency metrics, demands even greater rigor, responsibility, and commitment to openness. Plant With Purposes supporters should feel much confidence that their hard-earned dollars are being used efficiently and responsibly when it acquires such a high rating.
Plant With Purposes financial information is accessible on their website plantwithpurpose.org. Plant With Purposes rating and other information about charitable giving are available at charitynavigator.org.
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About Plant With Purpose (plantwithpurpose.org) Plant With Purpose is an international development organization that transforms lives in rural areas where poverty is caused by deforestation. For 30 years, Plant With Purpose has provided lasting solutions to rural poverty through a community development approach that integrates reforestation, sustainable agriculture programs, economic opportunity through microfinance, and local leadership development. Plant With Purpose currently works in more than 385 communities in six countries: Burundi, the
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Dominican Republic, Haiti, Mexico, Tanzania, and Thailand. The organization has planted more than 13 million trees worldwide.
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About Charity Navigator (charitynavigator.org) Charity Navigator is the largest charity evaluator in America and its website attracts more visitors than all other charity rating groups combined. The organization helps guide intelligent giving by evaluating the Financial Health and Accountability & Transparency of roughly 5,500 mid-to-large sized charities that garner roughly 50 percent of all private contributions made in the USA each year (not including houses of worship). Charity Navigator accepts no advertising or donations from the organizations it evaluates, ensuring unbiased evaluations, nor does it charge the public for this trusted data. As a result, Charity Navigator, a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization itself, depends on support from individuals, corporations and foundations that believe it provides a much-needed service to America's charitable givers. Charity Navigator, can be reached directly by telephone at 201.818.1288, or by mail at 139 Harristown Road, Suite 201, Glen Rock, N.J., 07452.
