Catholic Charities USA Receives Top Ranking from Charity Navigator

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Oct 10, 2011, 10:57 ET

Organization applauded for sound fiscal management.

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), among the nation's largest human services and disaster response networks, has received a Four-Star rating from Charity Navigator for its ethical and efficient management of donations and finances.

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Charity Navigator, the nation's most utilized independent evaluator of charities, awarded CCUSA top scores in categories such as accountability and transparency performance metrics.

"We are very pleased to be recognized and endorsed by Charity Navigator as a trustworthy, strong fiscally managed nonprofit organization," said Rev. Larry Snyder, President of CCUSA. "We know how important it is for our donors to be able to count on us for the proper use of their generosity. The Charity Navigator rating gives them this assurance."

For more information on the Charity Navigator rating system, visit the Charity Navigator website.

Catholic Charities USA's members provide help and create hope for more than 10 million people a year regardless of religious, social, or economic backgrounds. For almost 300 years, Catholic Charities agencies have worked to reduce poverty by providing a myriad of vital services in their communities, ranging from health care and job training to food and housing. In 2010, Catholic Charities USA celebrated its Centennial anniversary.

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