National 4-H Council Receives Coveted Charity Navigator Designation

Largest youth development organization earns maximum 4-star rating

CHEVY CHASE, Md., Nov. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- National 4-H Council is pleased to announce that it has received a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator— the premier nonprofit corporation that evaluates charities in the United States—for its sound fiscal management and commitment to accountability and transparency.

Council received four out of a possible four stars from the popular charity evaluator, earning its third consecutive 4-star rating. The coveted designation now ranks the organization among the top 11 percent of the charities that have received at least three consecutive 4-star evaluations, indicating that National 4-H Council outperforms most other charities in America.

The designation differentiates Council from its peers and demonstrates trustworthiness to the public. The rating indicates that Council adheres to good governance and other best practices that minimize the chance of unethical activities and consistently executes its mission in a fiscally responsible way.

"We are proud to receive Charity Navigator's 4-star rating for another consecutive year," said Donald T. Floyd, Jr., president and CEO, National 4-H Council. "Receiving such a high ranking reinforces our commitment of accountability and transparency to our longstanding donors and partners who trust and believe in the rewarding philanthropic work that we do."

Charity Navigator's rating system utilizes three dimensions of a charity's operations including financial health, accountability and transparency, and results reporting. Its goal in evaluating nonprofit organizations is to provide donors with essential information needed to give them greater confidence in the charitable choices they make. As the most influential charity rater in the United States, Charity Navigator impacts approximately $10 billion of charitable donations each year.

About Charity Navigator
Charity Navigator is the most-utilized charity evaluator in America. The organization helps guide intelligent giving by evaluating the financial health, accountability and transparency of nearly 7,000 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 non-profit

501 (c) (3) charity itself, depends on support from individuals, corporations and foundations that believe it provides a much-needed service to America's charitable givers. For more information, visit www.charitynavigator.org.

About 4-H
4-H is a community of seven million young people around the world learning leadership, citizenship, and life skills. National 4-H Council is the private sector, non-profit partner of the Cooperative Extension System and 4-H National Headquarters located at the National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). In the United States, 4-H programs are implemented by the 109 land-grant universities and Cooperative Extension through more than 3,000 local offices serving every county and parish in the country. Outside the United States, 4-H programs operate through independent, country-led organizations in more than 50 countries.

Learn more about 4-H at www.4-H.org, find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/4-H and Twitter at https://twitter.com/4H.

Contact: Kimberly M. West, National 4-H Council, 301-951-3078, [email protected]

SOURCE National 4-H Council