"Ten of the Best Charities Everyone's Heard Of"

Direct Relief tops Charity Navigator's list for financial performance, accountability and transparency

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Dec 10, 2014, 10:05 ET

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Dec. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Charity Navigator, America's premier independent charity evaluator, has ranked Direct Relief No. 1 on its list of "Ten of the Best Charities Everyone's Heard Of."

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Charity Navigator, which helps inform intelligent giving decisions through objective ratings and in-depth analysis of U.S. charities, based the top ten list on a series of criteria that includes exceptional financial management, operational complexity, and global reach. The ten charities on the list were selected from more than 7,000 evaluated by Charity Navigator in 2014.

"Charitable givers should feel confident that these national institutions put their donations to good use," according Charity Navigator on its website.

Direct Relief's ranking is based on the organization's Charity Navigator score of 99.71 percent, which accounts for financial performance, transparency and accountability.

Rank	Charity	Charity Navigator Score
1	Direct Relief	99.71
2	United Nations Foundation	98.99
3	Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America	98.75
4	Catholic Medical Mission Board	97.16
5	NPR	96.86
6	American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee	96.20
7	Institute of International Education	96.04
8	Samaritan's Purse	95.90
9	International Rescue Committee	95.35
10	Compassion International	95.30

About Direct Relief
Direct Relief is a leading medical relief organization, active in all 50 states and in 70 countries, and is the only U.S. nonprofit to obtain Verified Accredited Wholesale Distributor (VAWD) © accreditation by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy. The organization has been among the world's largest medical suppliers to West Africa in response to the Ebola epidemic, to the Philippines following Typhoon Haiyan, and to Haiti after the 2010 earthquake. Direct Relief has top charity ratings, including four-stars from Charity Navigator and a 100% fundraising efficiency rating from Forbes magazine. Among other distinctions, Direct Relief received the 2014 CECP Director's Award, the President's Award from Esri for excellence in GIS mapping, and the Peter F. Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation. For more information visit http://www.DirectRelief.org.

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