Nonprofit organizations are ranked and rated by many independent observers, watchdog groups, and consumer advocates. Direct Relief continues to receive high ratings among U.S. nonprofits from Charity Navigator (“Four Stars”), Forbes (“100% fundraising efficiency”), Consumers Digest (“99.1% Program Spending Efficiency”), and The Non-Profit Times. Learn more about Direct Relief's:
Direct Relief also is a member of the Better Business Bureau’s Wise Giving Alliance. Each evaluator uses a different method; generally they review a nonprofit’s finances and the percentage of income devoted to expenses like fundraising, general administration, and programs.
Direct Relief spends less than one-half of one percent of our annual support on fundraising and less than one percent on administration. That simple math is why Direct Relief’s efficiency and expense ratings are consistently among the best in the U.S. Also, Direct Relief's accounting for the value of donated medicines, supplies, and equipment from healthcare companies is conservative, using independently established wholesale prices, not the donor companies’ higher retail prices.