Of the over five-hundred charities currently rated
by AIP, only a select number qualify for our listing of Top-Rated
charities based on our rigorous
analysis. Groups included on the Top-Rated list generally spend
75% or more of their budgets on programs, spend $25 or less to raise
$100 in public support, do not hold excessive assets in reserve,
and receive "open-book" status for disclosure of basic financial
information and documents to AIP. Please see the Criteria
section of the website for more information on AIP's rating criteria
and methodology.
Each mission category below lists Top-Rated charities
that receive high grades from AIP. Top-Rated
charities generally fall within the A- to A+ grade range. AIP may
include on the Top-Rated list charities with grades of B or B+ in
categories where no charities receive an A- or higher rating. We
do so for the purpose of providing donors with the letter grade
rating of at least one highly rated group in each category.
This list is subject to change depending on the information
AIP receives concerning charitable organizations. As long as the
charities maintain an “open book” status and score highly
on AIP’s financial criteria, their names will appear on this
list.
AIP encourages each donor to consider these factors
and others, which you may feel are more significant, when making
charitable giving decisions. AIP provides this information to help
you make your own decision concerning which charity to support.
The letter grades represent the opinion of AIP. Some organizations
legitimately may account differently for their activities. Such
organizations generally would receive higher grades based on their
own criteria than on the criteria used
by AIP.
When information is given only on the national headquarters
and the charity does not include its affiliates in its financial
statements, “N.O.” (National Office) appears after the
group’s name.
