Charity Navigator Says Pheasants Forever Outperforms Most Charities in America
Press Release
For Immediate Release
Bob St.Pierre (651)209-4931
Charity Navigator Says Pheasants Forever Outperforms Most Charities
in America
PF Recognized with 4-Star Rating for Third Consecutive Year
St. Paul, Minn. - September 8, 2006 - For the third consecutive year,
Pheasants Forever (PF) received the highest rating possible from
Charity Navigator. PF scored a 4-star rating on Charity Navigator's
0-to-4-star rating scale. In fact, the non-profit watchdog group gave
PF an "exceptional" designation indicating that PF outperforms most
charities in America.
Charity Navigator is the nation's largest charity evaluator. Through
Charity Navigator's evaluation system, non-profit organizations are
judged upon their ability to efficiently manage and grow its
finances. The watchdog organization evaluates over 5,000 non-profits
nationwide, more than any other organization.
According to Charity Navigator, only 12 percent of the charities they
rate have received at least two consecutive 4-star evaluations.
Pheasants Forever's three consecutive 4-star ratings, Charity
Navigator goes on to say, indicates that PF outperforms most
charities in America in its efforts to operate in the most fiscally
responsible way possible. This "exceptional" designation from Charity
Navigator differentiates PF from its peers and demonstrates to the
public it is worthy of their trust.
"We measure success in habitat acres on the ground," explained
Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever's President and Chief Executive
Officer Howard Vincent. "However, this 4-star rating is important to
us as well. A 4-star rating from Charity Navigator means that we keep
our promise to our members and donors. There are expectations whenever
you donate to a non-profit. This evaluation proves that we are good to
our word and put fundraising dollars to work on the ground for habitat
and conservation education."
Highlighted in the report was PF's ability to turn nearly 90 cents of
every budgeted dollar into the organization's mission of wildlife
habitat and conservation education. Since inception in 1982, PF has
spent nearly $200 million on wildlife habitat projects and
conservation education. Those funds have translated into 300,000
habitat projects benefiting over 4 million acres across the
continent.
"Charity Navigator's rating is also another indication of how well
our unique local model works," added Vincent. PF and its quail
division, Quail Forever (QF), empower local chapters with the
responsibility to determine how 100 percent of their locally-raised
conservation funds will be spent. QF and PF are the only national
conservation organizations that operate through this truly grassroots
structure. This local control allows members to see the fruits of
their chapter efforts in their own communities, while belonging to a
national organization with a voice on federal conservation policy in
Washington D.C.
Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever are non-profit conservation
organizations dedicated to the protection and enhancement of
pheasant, quail and other wildlife populations in North America
through habitat improvement, land management, public awareness, and
education. Together, PF and QF account for 665 chapters and 115,000
members across the continent.
Charity Navigator, America's premiere independent charity evaluator,
works to advance a more efficient and responsive philanthropic
marketplace by evaluating the financial health of America's largest
charities. To view Charity Navigator's evaluation of PF, log onto:
www.charitynavigator.com and
search Pheasants Forever.