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Alliance Earns Three Top Charity Ratings

November 2, 2023

The Alliance for the Great Lakes is proud to announce that we’ve been awarded top charitable ratings from Charity Navigator, Guidestar, and GreatNonprofits. The ratings recognize our organization’s financial health, accountability, and transparency, as well as feedback from volunteers and donors.

Charity Navigator four-star rating badge.

Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator, awarded the Alliance for the Great Lakes a top Four-Star Rating. This rating designates the Alliance as an official “Give with Confidence” charity, indicating that our organization is using donations effectively based on Charity Navigator’s criteria. Nonprofits can earn Charity Navigator scores for Impact & Results, Accountability & Finance, Culture & Community, and Leadership & Adaptability.

Guidestar's Candid Platinum Transparency 2023 seal.

Guidestar, the worlds’ largest source of nonprofit information, awarded the Alliance for the Great Lakes its Platinum Seal of Transparency, the highest level of recognition. The award recognizes organizations with a high level of fiscal and programmatic accountability and transparency.

GreatNonprofits 2023 Top-Rated Nonprofit badge.

GreatNonprofits, the leading website for community recommendations of charities and nonprofits, named Alliance for the Great Lakes a 2023 Top-Rated Nonprofit. The Top-Rated Nonprofit Award is based on the rating and number of reviews that the Alliance received from volunteers and donors.