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Charity Ratings
97% of All Donations Go Directly to Children and Families
Our consistently low overhead expenses – 2.5% of the value of the product and cash donations collected in 2010 – provides the extensive programming, administration and efficient distribution network that connects the brand name products from nearly a thousand companies to more than one thousand social service agencies across the country and around the world.
K.I.D.S. was ranked #6 in fundraising efficiency in Forbes magazine’s evaluation of “The 200 Largest U.S. Charities” (November 17, 2010).
Charity Navigator, one of America’s premier independent rating services, evaluates the financial health of America’s largest charities. Our four-star rating for efficient management and financial growth for four years running places K.I.D.S. among the top 18% charities nationwide to receive this designation.
As a result of increased support from our donors, K.I.D.S. was ranked among the top 2% of all not-for-profits in the U.S., including major universities, medical centers, hospitals and charities, according to The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual “Philanthropy 400” list for 2011.
K.I.D.S. is among a small number of charities in the U.S. that meets all 20 standards for charity accountability of the BBB Wise Giving Alliance, an affiliate of the Council of Better Business Bureaus, Inc.
K.I.D.S. complies with the comprehensive information and reporting guidelines of GuideStar to help our supporters learn more about the scope of our work and efficient use of their generous donations.
The Independent Charities of America award has been given to K.I.D.S., upon rigorous independent review, based on the highest standards of public accountability, program effectiveness, and cost effectiveness.
