Major Announcement:

For the past two years, Charity Navigator has awarded consecutive 4-star ratings to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Seattle|King County, a unique achievement only 18 percent of the charities rated by Charity navigator ever achieve. SVdP Seattle|King County has had six 4-star ratings since 2005, and three of those times in the past four years, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

Founded in 2001, Charity Navigator has become the nation’s largest and most-utilized evaluator of charities. In our quest to help donors, our team of professional analysts has examined tens of thousands of non-profit financial documents. The organization annually assesses over 7,000 non-profits in America. Charity Navigator’s rating system examines two broad areas of a charity’s performance; their Financial Health and their Accountability & Transparency.

Charity Navigator provides these ratings so that charitable givers/ social investors can make intelligent giving decisions, and so that the nonprofit sector can improve its performance. Ken Berger, President and Chief Executive Officer of charity Navigator, had this to say about our consecutive awards in a letter to Ned Delmore:

“Only 18% of the charities we rate have received at least 2 consecutive 4-star evaluations, indicating that St. Vincent de Paul of Seattle|King County outperforms most other charities in America. This “exceptional” designation from Charity Navigator differentiates St. Vincent de Paul of Seattle|King County from its peers and demonstrates to the public it is worthy of their trust.” Here is the full text of the letter Ken Berger, CEO of Charity Navigator, sent to Ned Delmore, Executive Director of St. Vincent de Paul of Seattle|King County.