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This measure reflects the percent of its total expenses a charity spends on the programs and services it exists to deliver. Dividing a charity's average program expenses by its average total functional expenses yields this percentage. We calculate the charity's average expenses over its three most recent fiscal years.

As reported by charities on their IRS Form , this measure reflects what percent of its total budget a charity spends on overhead, administrative staff and associated costs, and organizational meetings. Dividing a charity's average administrative expenses by its average total functional expenses yields this percentage. This measure reflects what a charity spends to raise money. Fundraising expenses can include campaign printing, publicity, mailing, and staffing and costs incurred in soliciting donations, memberships, and grants.

Dividing a charity's average fundraising expenses by its average total functional expenses yields this percentage. Part of our goal in rating the financial performance of charities is to help donors assess the financial capacity and sustainability of a charity.

As do organizations in other sectors, charities must be mindful of their management of total liabilites in relation to their total assets. Dividing a charity's total liabilities by its total assets yields this percentage. To calculate a charity's fundraising efficiency, we divide its average fundraising expenses by the average total contributions it receives. We calculate the charity's average expenses and average contributions over its three most recent fiscal years.

Determines how long a charity could sustain its level of spending using its net available assets, or working capital, as reported on its most recently filed Form We include in a charity's working capital unrestricted and temporarily restricted net assets, and exclude permanently restricted net assets.

Dividing these net available assets in the most recent year by a charity's average total expenses, yields the working capital ratio. We calculate the charity's average total expenses over its three most recent fiscal years. Charity Navigator looks to confirm on the Form that the organization has these governance practices in place. A diversion of assets — any unauthorized conversion or use of the organization's assets other than for the organization's authorized purposes, including but not limited to embezzlement or theft — can seriously call into question a charity's financial integrity.

We check the charity's last two Forms to see if the charity has reported any diversion of assets. If the charity does report a diversion, then we check to see if it complied with the Form instructions by describing what happened and its corrective action. This metric will be assigned to one of the following categories:. Audited financial statements provide important information about financial accountability and accuracy. They should be prepared by an independent accountant with oversight from an audit committee.

It is not necessary that the audit committee be a separate committee. Often at smaller charities, it falls within the responsibilities of the finance committee or the executive committee. The committee provides an important oversight layer between the management of the organization, which is responsible for the financial information reported, and the independent accountant, who reviews the financials and issues an opinion based on its findings.

We check the charity's Form reporting to see if it meets this criteria. Full Credit: The charity's audited financials were prepared by an independent accountant with an audit oversight committee.

Charity Navigator looks to confirm on the Form , or for some metrics on the charity's website, that the organization has these policies in place. Donors have expressed extreme concern about the use of their personal information by charities and the desire to have this information kept confidential. The exchanging and sale of lists for telemarketing and the mass distribution of "junk mail," among other things, can be minimized if the charity assures the privacy of its donors.

Privacy policies are assigned to one of the following categories:. Yes: This charity has a written donor privacy policy published on its website, which states unambiguously that 1 it will not share or sell a donor's personal information with anyone else, nor send donor mailings on behalf of other organizations or 2 it will only share or sell personal information once the donor has given the charity specific permission to do so.

The privacy policy must be specific to donor information. A general website policy which references "visitor" or "user" personal information will not suffice. A policy that refers to donor information collected on the website is also not sufficient as the policy must be comprehensive and applicable to both online and offline donors. The existence of a privacy policy of any type does not prohibit the charity itself from contacting the donor for informational, educational, or solicitation purposes.

Charity Navigator looks to confirm on the Form , or for some metrics on the charity's website, that the organization makes this information easily accessible. This chart displays the trend of revenue and expenses over the past several years for this organization, as reported on their IRS Form Presented here are this organizations key compensated staff members as identified by our analysts.

This compensation data includes salary, cash bonuses and expense accounts and is displayed exactly how it is reported to the IRS. The amounts do not include nontaxable benefits, deferred compensation, or other amounts not reported on W In some cases, these amounts may include compensation from related organizations.

Read the IRS policies for compensation reporting. Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public b 1 A vi BMF foundation code: Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary i. BMF affiliation code: 3.

The Form is a document that nonprofit organizations file with the IRS annually. We leverage finance and accountability data from it to form Encompass ratings. Click here to view this organization's Forms on the IRS website if any are available. This score estimates the actual impact a nonprofit has on the lives of those it serves, and determines whether it is making good use of donor resources to achieve that impact.

Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization. With 1. In FY19, we: - Launched Organizing Fellows, a paid, week program that trains young activists in how to talk about reproductive rights and mobilize their neighbors and friends to action - Sponsored the historic Womens March on Washington, and brought in activists from Wisconsin, Ohio, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and all across the country to take to the streets in support of reproductive rights and our broader, shared progressive values - Developed a range of tools to help members and the public quickly take action, including: Mobile Action text message alerts; member-to-member organizing and online fax tools; Action Toolkits and a redesigned, mobile-responsive website - Invested deeply in state-level organizing, tapping into the 7 in 10 who support legal access to abortion in key states where we can have an impact.

Our members mobilized and organized to expand birth control access in Nevada; roll back funding bans that prohibited low-income women from accessing abortion in Illinois; and expand reproductive health non-discrimination in St. Policy: Our policy team operates at both the national and state level including working closely with our affiliates to track policies that expand access, as well as anti-choice restrictions on reprodu More Policy: Our policy team operates at both the national and state level including working closely with our affiliates to track policies that expand access, as well as anti-choice restrictions on reproductive healthcare throughout the U.

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This score provides an assessment of the organization's engagement with the constituents it serves, a practice we term Constituent Feedback. When organizations listen to constituents, they are able to better deliver on programs and meet the needs of stakeholders.

A future version of this Beacon will also assess an organization's people operations and its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion DEI metrics.

Nonprofit organizations are encouraged to fill out the How We Listen section of their Candid profile. Electronic surveys by email, tablet, etc. Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time, It is difficult to identify actionable feedback.

Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations that engage in inclusive practices, such as collecting feedback from the people and communities they serve, may be more effective. We've partnered with GuideStar by Candid to survey organizations about their feedback practices. Nonprofit organizations can fill out the How We Listen section of their Candid profile to receive a rating.

This news may be bittersweet, but as I reflect on our accomplishments during my seventh year as Executive Director of NARAL Pro-Choice Maryland, I am filled with gratitude, and cannot wait to embrace the challenges ahead with a Maryland-strong and sustained movement of the future.

Now more than ever we are requesting your continued partnership and support. While state affiliates of NARAL Pro-Choice America are independent organizations, we affiliates believe we are strongest when we work collaboratively, sharing resources, wisdom, and insights to further the fight for reproductive freedom.

We strive to be state-based, grassroots organizations that are trusted, connected, and directly accountable to the people in our respective states. To meet the challenges of this moment, the state affiliates are committed to working together as a supportive network, sharing ideas and resources as we work locally in our respective communities.

Regardless of what the national entity decides to do, we will remain connected with other affiliates and are exploring legal pathways to do so. The battle for reproductive rights has been and will continue to be in the states. We need to keep Maryland strong.

While I am beginning this dialogue in writing, I am available to speak with you by phone at your convenience. Please feel free to also email me at diana prochoicemd. It also means supporting people who choose to work while pregnant and those raising families.

Sign up. Make Calls. About Us. Who we are The 2. What we do Organize our 2. Educate citizens, lawmakers, and other influencers about the dangerous effects of anti-choice policies and the threat of anti-choice disinformation. Work with our network of state affiliates to promote progressive, proactive policies to advance reproductive freedom and fight back against harmful restrictions that threaten our access to reproductive healthcare and the ability to make our own decisions about pregnancy.

And when anti-choice candidates threaten to take away our rights, we work to hold them accountable by defeating them at the ballot box.

What we do Fight against anti-choice attacks and hold bad actors accountable at the national and local levels, while working to protect and expand reproductive freedom and abortion access across the country. Educate about the issues affecting our reproductive freedom, and the impact they have on the lives of women and families. This includes our annual flagship publication, Who Decides?

Organize, mobilize and grow our activist and supporter base to ensure officials at all levels of government hear from the people they represent.