Special Olympics New York Earns Four-Star Charity Navigator Rating

Albany, NY – Special Olympics New York has earned the top rating available from Charity Navigator, reflecting the organization’s strong financial health, effectiveness and reliability. Taken together with its Platinum Seal of Transparency from Candid, also the top rating, Special Olympics New York is one of the most trusted nonprofits in the country.

“We are delighted to provide Special Olympics New York 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 Special Olympics New York can accomplish in the years ahead.”

“There are so many deserving charities for donors to choose from, and when someone chooses to support our athletes with their hard-earned funds, we do all we can to be responsible stewards of their generosity,” said Special Olympics New York President & CEO Stacey Hengsterman. “Thank you to the thousands of donors who continue to change the lives of people with intellectual disabilities with us through the power of sports and inclusion.”

Charity Navigator is the nation’s largest charity evaluator, providing donors with thorough and credible ratings of more than 230,000 organizations. Since 2001, the organization has been an unbiased and trusted source of information for more than 11 million donors annually.

As an official “Give with Confidence” charity, Charity Navigator endorses Special Olympics New York’s methods for using donations effectively, based on comprehensive criteria that go beyond financials to reflect the work charities do.

Charity Navigator analyzes overall nonprofit health and performance based on four key areas: Leadership & Adaptability to help donors understand if a charity has clarity of purpose, Accountability & Finance to explain if they are transparent and fiscally capable, Culture & Community to show how they engage with their constituents, and Impact & Results to explain what they have accomplished.

Supporters considering a donation to Special Olympics New York are invited to review its top ratings at Charity Navigator and Candid online.

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