Hi Bob....follow this link to the Christian Science Monitor's list of the largest and best US Charities.
csmonitor.com
RANKNAMEWEBSITECATEGORYTOTAL INCOME IN MILLIONS (2011)PUBLIC SUPPORT IN MILLIONS (2011)PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EXPENSES SPENT ON PROGRAMS†SALARY & BENEFITS OF HIGHEST-PAID OFFICIAL†CHARITYWATCH‡ GRADEWISE GIVING ALLIANCE ‡‡CHARITY NAVIGATOR† | 1 | YMCA of the USA | ymca.net | Social services | $5986.1 | $823.4 | 87.4 | $441,438 | A | MEETS STANDARDS | ???? | | 2 | Goodwill Industries International | goodwill.org | Social services | 4,437.0 | 778.0 | 89.0‡‡ | $508,571 | A | MEETS STANDARDS | NO RATING | | 3 | Catholic Charities USA | catholiccharities.usa.org | Social services | 4,422.8 | 679.2 | 79.6 | $265,356 | NO RATING | MEETS STANDARDS | ???? | | 4 | United Way | unitedway.org | Social services | 4,139.9 | 3,903.2 | 90.6 | $763,394 | NO RATING | NO RATING | ???? | | 5 | American Red Cross | redcross.org | Social services | 3,453.0 | 945.9 | 92.2 | $568,594 | A | MEETS STANDARDS | ??? | | 6 | The Salvation Army | salvationarmyusa.org | Social services | 3,203.8 | 1,697.6 | 84.0 | $216,182 | A / A– | MEETS STANDARDS | NO RATING | | 7 | Habitat for Humanity International | habitat.org | Social services | 1,490.6 | 619.3 | 83.7 | $315,130 | B+ | MEETS STANDARDS | ??? | | 8 | Boys & Girls Clubs of America | bgca.org | Youth | 1,458.3 | 658.3 | 85.1 | $1,814,593 | A+ | MEETS STANDARDS | ??? | | 9 | Easter Seals | easterseals.com | Health | 1,402.5 | 161.6 | 80.6 | $838,901 | B– | MEETS STANDARDS | ?? | | 10 | Smithsonian Institution | si.edu | Museums | 1,241.0 | 161.4 | 73.7 | $517,318 | NO RATING | NO RATING | ???? | | 11 | Feeding America | feedingamerica.org | Social services | 1,185.0 | 1,144.3 | 97.2 | $524,052 | B | MEETS STANDARDS | ???? | | 12 | Task Force for Global Health | taskforce.org | Health | 1,163.4 | 1,147.8 | 100.0‡‡ | $262,500 | NO RATING | MEETS STANDARDS | NO RATING | | 13 | Planned Parenthood Federation of America | plannedparenthood.org | Health | 1,154.0 | 279.6 | 72.8 | $382,688 | A– | MEETS STANDARDS | ???? | | 14 | World Vision | worldvision.org | Relief/development | 1,055.8 | 848.2 | 88.3 | $405,975 | B+ | MEETS STANDARDS | ???? | | 15 | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | dana-farber.org | Hospital/med center | 1,002.5 | 275.8 | 85.2 | $905,018 | NO RATING | NO RATING | ???? | | 16 | The Nature Conservancy | nature.org | Environment | 997.0 | 504.0 | 78.8 | $493,332 | A– | MEETS STANDARDS | ??? | | 17 | Shriners Hospitals for Children | shrinershospitalsforchildren.org | Hospital/med center | 963.6 | 195.7 | 85.0 | $428,771 | A/F ‡‡‡ | NO RATING | ??? | | 18 | American Cancer Society | cancer.org | Health | 953.6 | 888.3 | 70.0 | $2,081,246 | C | MEETS STANDARDS | ?? | | 19 | Food for the Poor | foodforthepoor.org | Relief/development | 938.2 | 930.2 | 96.8 | $388,979 | B– | MEETS STANDARDS | ??? | | 20 | Boy Scouts of America | scouting.org | Youth | 904.7 | 394.0 | 89.0‡‡ | $815,014 | A | MEETS STANDARDS | NO RATING | | 21 | Catholic Relief Services | crs.org | Relief/development | 821.5 | 319.4 | 94.4 | $325,000 | A+ | MEETS STANDARDS | ???? | | 22 | ALSAC/St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital | stjude.org | Hospital/med center | 814.3 | 698.4 | 70.3 | $477,920 | B+ | MEETS STANDARDS | ??? | | 23 | Children’s Hospital Los Angeles | chla.org | Hospital/med center | 812.8 | 97.7 | 85.0** | $822,616* | NO RATING | NO RATING | NO RATING | | 24 | Girl Scouts of the USA | girlscouts.org | Youth | 735.2 | 102.3 | 88.9 | $442,016 | C+ | MEETS STANDARDS | ??? | | 25 | YWCA | ywca.org | Social services | 699.9 | 397.7 | 36.8 | $233,722 | D/F ‡‡‡ | NO RATING | ?? | | 26 | AmeriCares | americares.org | Relief/development | 663.8 | 662.9 | 98.4 | $266,021 | B– | MEETS STANDARDS | ??? | | 27 | American Heart Association | heart.org | Health | 657.2 | 510.3 | 53.3 | $602,529 | C+ | MEETS STANDARDS | ?? | | 28 | Save the Children | savethechildren.org | Relief/development | 600.5 | 349.3 | 90.7 | $425,324 | A+ | MEETS STANDARDS | ???? | | 29 | CARE | care.org | Relief/development | 582.0 | 361.6 | 89.5 | $419,284 | A+ | MEETS STANDARDS | ??? | | 30 | Compassion International | compassion.com | Relief/development | 548.9 | 547.4 | 83.2 | $273,125 | A | MEETS STANDARDS | ???? | | 31 | Campus Crusade for Christ | cru.org | Religious | 517.1 | 474.5 | 86.0 (2) | $64,020 | NO RATING | REVIEW IN PROGRESS | NO RATING | | 32 | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | fhcrc.org | Hospital/med center | 470.6 | 69.1 | 90.6** | none reported | NO RATING | NO RATING | NO RATING | | 33 | Metropolitan Museum of Art | metmuseum.org | Museums | 470.0 | 164.3 | 86.9 | $988,523 | NO RATING | NO RATING | ??? | | 34 | United States Fund for UNICEF | unicefusa.org | Relief/development | 455.0 | 451.0 | 90.5 | $467,463 | B+ | MEETS STANDARDS | ??? | | 35 | Feed the Children | feedthechildren.org | Relief/development | 436.5 | 430.1 | 92.9 | $214,209 | F | REVIEW IN PROGRESS | ???? | | 36 | Direct Relief International | directrelief.org | Relief/development | 404.9 | 404.7 | 98.8 | $341,347 | A- | MEETS STANDARDS | ???? | | 37 | PBS | pbs.org | Relief/development | 404.3 | 172.8 | 100 (3)** | $603,403 | NO RATING | NO RATING | NO RATING | | 38 | International Rescue Committee | rescue.org | Relief/development | 397.9 | 141.4 | 92.3 | $395,612 | A+ | MEETS STANDARDS | ???? | | 39 | Art Institute of Chicago | artic.edu | Education | 397.1 | 71.9 | 91.4 | $1,026,395 | NO RATING | NO RATING | ???? | | 40 | Samaritan’s Purse | samaritanspurse.org | Relief/development | 388.2 | 375.7 | 88.3 | $421,198 | C+ | DOES NOT MEET ALL STANDARDS | ???? | | 41 | Institute of International Education | iie.org | Education | 366.7 | 366.7 | 93.4 | $490,547 | NO RATING | NO RATING | ???? | | 42 | Metropolitan Opera Association | metoperafamily.org | Cultural | 365.9 | 194.1 | 90.5 | $1,300,916 | NO RATING | NO RATING | NO RATING | | 43 | Susan G. Komen for the Cure | ww5.komen.org | Health | 357.8 | 285.7 | 75.0 | $471,471 | B | MEETS STANDARDS | ??? | | 44 | Boys Town | boystown.org | Youth | 325.2 | 141.9 | 88.7 | $316,272 | B –/C ‡‡‡ | MEETS STANDARDS | ???? | | 45 | New York Presbyterian Fund (1) | nyp.org | Health | 312.8 | 96.5 | 50.5** | $4,304,436 | NO RATING | NO RATING | NO RATING | | 46 | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | cff.org | Health | 312.0 | 126.3 | 79.3 | $477,065 | A– | MEETS STANDARDS | ??? | | 47 | Good360 | good360.org | Relief/development | 310.5 | 305.8 | 99.0 | $708,722 | B | MEETS STANDARDS | ??? | | 48 | Catholic Medical Mission Board | cmmb.org | Relief/development | 305.1 | 294.3 | 97.0 | $282,018 | B | MEETS STANDARDS | ???? | | 49 | Pew Charitable Trust | pewtrusts.org | Public interest | 300.1 | 283.4 | 92.4** | $708,722 | NO RATING | NO RATING | NO RATING | | 50 | Christian Broadcasting Network | cbn.com | Religious broadcasting | 285.3 | 177.6 | 85.4 | $404,394 | NO RATING | NO RATING | ???? |
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