Efficiency & Effectiveness
Direct Relief’s work earns wide recognition from independent charity evaluation agencies, including a 100% fundraising efficiency rating from Forbes, a spot on Charity Navigator’s list of the “10 Best Charities Everyone’s Heard Of,” and inclusion in Fast Company’s list of “the world’s most innovative nonprofits.”
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Charity Navigator
Recognition
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10 Most Innovative Nonprofits
Fast Company named Direct Relief among the “10 Most Innovative Nonprofits”
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Top 10 U.S. Charities
Forbes recognized Direct Relief as 100% efficient in fundraising and among the top 10 charities in the U.S.
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“Top Charities Changing the World”
CNBC ranked Direct Relief #1 among “The Top 10 Charities Changing the World”
Charity Awards & Ratings
Direct Relief’s humanitarian assistance is provided respectfully, in partnership with local groups, and without regard to ethnicity, politics, religion, gender, or ability to pay.
- 5th Largest Charity in the U.S., Forbes
- 100% Impact Rating (2023), Charity Navigator
- Best Humanitarian Relief Charities, Charity Navigator
- Best Emergency Relief Charity to Donate to (2023), GoFundMe
- Perfect 100 Score, Charity Navigator
- 9 Best Charities for International Aid (Complete 2023 List), Impactful Ninja
- A+ Top Charity Rating, Charity Watch
- 10 Best Charities, Charity Navigator
- America’s Top Charities, Forbes
- Best Charities for 2023, WalletHub
- 9 Charities with Highest Percentage to Cause, Nonprofit Point
- Best Charities with Lowest Overhead Costs, Nonprofit Point
- Top-Rated Charities to Help the Ukraine Relief Effort, CNBC
- Four Star Charity, Charity Navigator
- The Top Charities to Give to Before the End of the Year, Global Impact
- Best Humanitarian Charities to Donate to on GoFundMe, GoFundMe
- 25 Best Nonprofits to Donate to (Over 95 Percent Charitable Commitment), Money Minder
- Winner, Global Health Supply Chain Summit Prize
- Winner, Qlik Global Transformation Award 2023
- Finalist, Best Storytelling, Shorty Awards
- The 50 Best Charities To Donate To, Let’s Roam
- Board Chair’s Award, Texas Association of Community Health Centers
- Community Partner Award, California Association of Free and Charitable Clinics
- World Changing Ideas, Honorable Mention, Fast Company
- 10 Best Humanitarian Relief Organizations, Charity Navigator
- 10 Highly Rated Charities Relying on Private Contributions, Charity Navigator
- High Impact Giving Guide, Center for High Impact Philanthropy, University of Pennsylvania
- Best Charities For Holiday Giving, Wallet Hub
- The 50 Best Charities to Give to Right Now, Good Housekeeping
- Oktane Award Finalist, Okta for Good
- “Top 100 Nonprofits on the Web,” Top Nonprofits
- 8 Charities That Give Over 90% of Raised Funds to Their Cause, GoodNet
- Finalist, Best Campaign on a Shoestring, Shorty Awards
- Healthy10 Award, BD Helping Build Healthy Communities, US Chamber Foundation
- Award for Social Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur of the Year Awards, Los Angeles, Ernst & Young
- The Best Charities to Give this Holiday Season, Good Housekeeping
- First Place, Story Map, Esri User Conference
- Directors’ Award, CECP, formerly the Committee for Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy – Recognition for exceptional humanitarian-corporate partnership with FedEx
- Power through Partnership Award – National Association of Community Health Centers
- President’s Award, Esri – For innovation in GIS mapping
- Best Charity, Independent Charities of America’s “Best in America” list
- 5 Non-profits that do the Most with your Money, Las Vegas Journal-Review
- Global Health Partnership Award, BD
- Laureate in the Innovation Category, Computerworld Magazine
- National Charity Seal, Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance
- Community Health Partnership Award, Florida Association of Community Health Centers
- Peter F. Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation – recognizing Direct Relief’s use of information technology to more effectively and efficiently deliver humanitarian aid to healthcare partners worldwide.
- Top-Rated Charity: International Relief and Development, The American Institute of Philanthropy
- Community Collaboration Business Star Award, Santa Barbara Region Chamber of Commerce
- Honoree of the Year, Certificate of Congressional Recognition, Peruvian American Medical Society
- California State Resolution, commending Direct Relief for work in Haiti after the Earthquake
- Stepping Up Award for outstanding work in GIS following the Haiti earthquake, ESRI
- Community Clinic Health Star Award, Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County
- Outstanding MRC Partner Organization Award, National Medical Reserve Corps
- Friend of Community Clinic Health Star Award from Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County
- Certificate of Acknowledgment, for response to Haiti earthquake, City of Manhattan Beach, CA
- Guardian Award. Louisiana Primary Care Association
- Community Clinic Champion Award, California Primary Care Association
- Healthcare Heroes Award, Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics
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