Guide Dog Foundation Receives Four Stars

The Guide Dog Foundation was recently awarded a 4-Star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s premier evaluator of not for profit organizations. The rating is Charity Navigator’s highest and most prestigious, signifying that the Foundation outperforms most other charities in America in its efforts to efficiently manage its finances. Wells Jones, CEO said, “We are honored that Charity Navigator has given us their coveted 4-Star rating. We hold them in the highest esteem for providing the detailed data that is needed for a donor to know that the charities they give to have the highest levels of fiscal integrity.”

Charity Navigator was founded to give donors the type of information they need to be more discriminating about the charities they choose to support. The organization provides the data needed to evaluate accountability, transparency and quantifiable results.

Since 1946, the Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind has provided guide dogs free of charge to people who are blind and are seeking enhanced mobility and independence.

The cost to complete the training of a guide dog/person team is over $30,000. This includes all expenses from breeding and raising the dog to training and matching it with a student. The Guide Dog Foundation is supported by donations from generous individuals, corporations and foundations, businesses, and service/fraternal clubs. The Foundation is proud of its reputation as a charitable organization and consistently receives high marks from charitable watchdog organizations, such as Charity Navigator. To see the profile that earned the Foundation this significant honor please log into charitynavigator.org

For more information or to learn more about how you can contribute to the Guide Dog Foundation, please call the Development Office at (866) 282-8045 or (631) 930-9050. Or visit www.guidedog.org.