Some Facts About Our Data – Part 3

While the most of the 5,500 charities we rate are indeed fiscally responsible and financially healthy, not all charities are equal.

• A little more than a quarter of the charities evaluated by Charity Navigator ran an average deficit in their past three to five fiscal years.


• 13% devoted less than 70% of their budgets to their programs and services and 4% devote less than 60%.


• A third of the charities have experienced a decline in their primary revenue over the past three to five fiscal years.


• 22% of the charities have contracted their programs over the past three to five fiscal years.


• 16% maintain less than a month’s worth of working capital.