Charleston Animal Society a Top-Rated “Great Nonprofit”
June 2, 2016
Charleston Animal Society announced its continued commitment to excellence with awards from two of the most prestigious nonprofit watchdog groups in the country.
- In May, Charleston Animal Society was selected as a Top-Rated Nonprofit, achieving a 5-star rating. Great Nonprofits is the largest site for donors and volunteers to find inspiration and information about nonprofits. Over 20-million users annually use content from www.GreatNonprofits.org to learn, get inspired, and get informed about charities.
- In May, Charleston Animal Society received the GuideStar Platinum Seal. This is the highest level of recognition offered by GuideStar. GuideStar is among the most respected nonprofit watchdog sites available to donors. GuideStar takes it upon themselves to gather and disseminate information about every single IRS-registered nonprofit organization. GuideStar provides as much information as they can about each nonprofit’s mission, legitimacy, impact, reputation, finances, programs, transparency, governance, and so much more. This information at www.GuideStar.org allows donors to make the best decisions possible.
“These awards are the cornerstone of how we want to operate Charleston Animal Society,” said Charleston Animal Society CEO Joe Elmore, “we achieve these awards by being transparent to our donors and sharing data that shows the impact we are having on our community every single day.”
Charleston Animal Society publishes its tax returns, audits, annual reports and other important documentation on its website at:www.CharlestonAnimalSociety.org/important-documents.
In 2016, Charleston Animal Society also received awards as Best Nonprofit from the Charleston City Paper and the Moultrie News, the Better Business Bureau A+ rating and Charity Navigator 4-star rating, making Charleston Animal Society, South Carolina’s most honored charity 3 years in a row.
