CDC Foundation Earns 4-Star Rating from Charity Navigator for Eleventh Consecutive Year

ATLANTA, Jan. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For the eleventh consecutive year, the CDC Foundation has achieved a 4-star rating by Charity Navigator. Four stars is the highest rating awarded by Charity Navigator, America's largest and most-utilized independent evaluator of charities. Only one percent of charities evaluated have received at least 11 consecutive 4-star evaluations.

As the independent, nonprofit partner of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the CDC Foundation helps CDC save and improve more lives through collaboration between CDC, philanthropies, private entities and individuals to protect the health, safety and security of America and the world.

The core components of Charity Navigator ratings—financial health, accountability and transparency—are measured annually. This 4-star designation also indicates the CDC Foundation adheres to nonprofit sector best practices and executes its mission in a financially efficient way.

"It's important that our partners trust that we use our resources wisely to accomplish our mission to help CDC save and improve lives. Our 4-star Charity Navigator rating demonstrates to them our long-standing commitment to good governance, financial accountability and programmatic impact," said Judith Monroe, MD, president and CEO of the CDC Foundation. "We are proud to have earned our eleventh consecutive 4-star charity ranking."

As defined by Charity Navigator, a 4-star rating indicates that a charity has exceeded industry standards and outperforms most charities in its cause. Charity Navigator accepts no funding from the organizations it evaluates, ensuring unbiased evaluations, nor does it charge the public for this trusted data. For more information, please visit www.charitynavigator.org.

The CDC Foundation helps the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) save and improve lives by unleashing the power of collaboration between CDC, philanthropies, corporations, organizations and individuals to protect the health, safety and security of America and the world. The CDC Foundation is the sole entity authorized by Congress to mobilize philanthropic partners and private-sector resources to support CDC's critical health protection mission. Since 1995, the CDC Foundation has launched approximately 1,000 programs and raised over $740 million. The CDC Foundation managed over 300 CDC-led programs in the United States and in more than 130 countries last year. For more information, visit https://www.cdcfoundation.org. Follow the Foundation on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram.

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