Submitted by Nora Parker
St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center’s strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency have earned it a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator. This is the fifth consecutive year that the Center has earned this top distinction. Only 9% of the charities evaluated have received at least 5 consecutive 4-star evaluations, indicating that St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center outperforms most other charities in America.
“The confidence that our donors have in St. Hubert’s is so important,” said President & CEO Heather Cammisa. “Consistently achieving the highest rating, 4 Stars, from Charity Navigator demonstrates to our supporters our good governance and financial accountability.”
Charity Navigator is the nation’s largest and most-utilized evaluator of charities. Since 2002, using objective analysis, it has awarded only the most fiscally responsible organizations a 4-star rating. It’s well developed Accountability & Transparency metrics reveal which charities operate in accordance with industry best practices and whether they are open with their donors and stakeholders.
“St. Hubert’ Animal Welfare Center’s exceptional 4-star rating sets it apart from its peers and demonstrates its trustworthiness to the public,” according to Michael Thatcher, President & CEO of Charity Navigator. “Only a quarter of charities rated by Charity Navigator receive the distinction of our 4-star rating. This adds St. Hubert’s to a preeminent group of charities working to overcome our world’s most pressing challenges. Based on its 4-star rating, people can trust that their donations are going to a financially responsible and ethical charity when they decide to support St. Hubert’s.”
St. Hubert’s four shelters sites are open seven days a week. For information about dog, cat and small animal adoption, as well as the myriad of community programs and services the Center offers locally, regionally and nationally, visit sthuberts.org
ABOUT ST. HUBERT’S ANIMAL WELFARE CENTER
Founded in 1939, St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the humane treatment of animals. Its services to the community include pet adoption and animal rescue, humane education, a pet helpline, pet training, professional education, animal-assisted therapy, and pet loss support. St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center has shelters in Madison, North Branch, and Ledgewood, NJ, a dog training school in Madison, and a PetSmart Charities Everyday Adoption Center at the PetSmart in Mt. Olive. For more information about St. Hubert’s, visit www.sthuberts.org or contact the Madison shelter at (973) 377-2295, the North Branch shelter at (908) 526-3330, the Ledgewood shelter at (973) 347-5469, or the Everyday Adoption Center at (973) 448-7601, ext. 7.
ABOUT CHARITY NAVIGATOR
Charity Navigator, www.charitynavigator.org, is the largest charity evaluator in America and its website attracts more visitors than all other charity rating groups combined. The organization helps guide intelligent giving by evaluating the Financial Health and Accountability & Transparency of more than 8,000 charities. Charity Navigator accepts no advertising or donations from the organizations it evaluates, ensuring unbiased evaluations, nor does it charge the public for this trusted data. As a result, Charity Navigator, a 501 (c) (3) public charity itself, depends on support from individuals, corporations and foundations that believe it provides a much-needed service to America’s charitable givers. Charity Navigator, can be reached directly by telephone at (201) 818-1288, or by mail at 139 Harristown Road, Suite 101, Glen Rock, N.J., 07452.
