Charity Navigator Awards the Humane Society of Huron Valley the Highest 4-Star Rating
Sunday, September 1, 2013
By: Deborah Kern

This is the fourth, 4-star rating, in the last five years for HSHV!

Charity Navigator, America's largest and most-utilized independent evaluator of charities, has awarded the Humane Society of Huron Valley the prestigious 4-star rating for good governance, sound fiscal management and commitment to accountability and transparency. This is the fourth, 4-star rating, in the last five years for the Humane Society of Huron Valley.  Only 17% of nonprofits have received a 4-star rating for two consecutive years.

"We are honored to receive Charity Navigator’s highest rating,” said Tanya Hilgendorf, HSHV CEO. “This award reflects our hard work and devotion to overall excellence required to meet our mission in the most effective way possible.  We do not take the privilege of caring for our community’s most vulnerable lightly.  We owe it to those we serve and to those who enable us to do this important work to be the best we can possibly be.  It is our obligation to be cautious with our resources, to abide by best practices and strive for mission success, and to measure and openly report the results of our efforts.”     

Jaci Nicols, HSHV Development Director remarked, “This high rating coupled with the HSHV’s growing reputation of providing exceptional care and innovative programs, highlights our focus on great care of our charitable contributions and maintaining the public’s trust.”

Charity Navigator works to help charitable givers make intelligent giving decisions by providing information on more than five thousand charities nationwide and by evaluating their financial health. It calculates each charity’s score based upon several broad criteria, including how much is spent per dollar raised, what percentage of funds goes to programs vs. administrative and fund-raising expenses, and the organization’s long-term financial health. It then assigns a rating from one to four, with four being the best rating.

See HSHV's 2013 statement of revenue and expenditures here.

The Humane Society of Huron Valley, located in Ann Arbor, is an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and relies solely on the generosity of our supporters to provide critical community programs and services. HSHV is an award-winning organization, recognized for our best practices and highest animal "save-rate" among all similar shelters in Michigan. Charity Navigator, the nation’s top charity evaluator, awarded HSHV a 4-star ranking, the highest possible. The mission of HSHV is to promote the loving, responsible care of all animals in our community. HSHV is not affiliated with any other humane organization and does not receive funding from the United Way. For more information, call (734) 662-5585 or visit www.hshv.org. LIKE US! LOVE THEM! (follow us on Facebook)