Sankara Eye Foundation’s strong financial health and commitment to accountability, transparency, and governance have earned it a top 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator.
Milpitas, California Aug 8, 2022 (Issuewire.com) - Sankara Eye Foundation's strong financial health and commitment to accountability, transparency, and governance have earned it a top 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America's largest independent charity evaluator. This is the 9th consecutive time that Sankara Eye Foundation, USA (SEF) has earned this top distinction.
Since 2002, using objective analysis, Charity Navigator has awarded only the most fiscally responsible organizations a 4-star rating. These Accountability & Transparency metrics, which account for 50 percent of a charity's overall rating, reveal which charities operate in accordance with industry best practices and whether they are open with their donors and stakeholders.
Sankara Eye Foundation'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 Sankara Eye Foundation 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 Sankara Eye Foundation.
"It's important our donors trust that we're using their donations wisely to accomplish Sankara Eye Foundation's Vision 2030 - to perform one million free eye surgeries annually by the year 2030 through expanding the capacity of our Sankara Eye Hospitals, partnering with other eligible eye care hospitals and continue building new hospitals.," said Murali Krishnamurthy. "Our top 4-star Charity Navigator rating demonstrates to our supporters our good governance and financial accountability."
About Sankara Eye Foundation, USA
India has the largest population of the world's blind; with over 45 million visually impaired and 12 million of them totally blind. Since 1998, Sankara Eye Foundation, USA's mission is to reach out to the rural poor and provide quality medical eye treatment free of cost to the needy by building operationally self-sufficient super specialty eye care hospitals across India. Every year, one million more people are added to these statistics. Fortunately, nearly 80% of them can easily be cured if only they can receive treatment. In 2019, SEF USA was able to support over 215,000 free eye surgeries performed at its own SEF India hospitals and the partner hospitals. Sankara Eye Foundation, USA (TAX ID:77-6141976) can be reached directly by telephone at (866) 726-5272 or by email at info@giftofvision.org.
About Charity Navigator
Charity Navigator 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 Accountability & Transparency of more than 8,000 charities. Charity Navigator accepts no advertising 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.
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