Financial information and ratios, such as the proportion of program costs to administrative expenses, are important but are only two tools for evaluating a nonprofit. How the organization works toward accomplishing its mission and the effectiveness of its programs are equally important criteria. Size, age, and mission all affect a nonprofit's ability to achieve its goals. It is important to compare organizations to others that have similar missions and are of approximately the same size and age. GuideStar does not judge the organizations in its database.
Many nonprofit organizations have their own Web sites.
You can link to GuideStar Participants' Web sites from their GuideStar Pages. You may also want to read through this annotated list of links to Sites for Donors and Volunteers . Read more about what you should know as you evaluate nonprofits. Inc. All Rights Reserved.