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Charity Navigator company history timeline

2001

Charity Navigator was launched in spring 2001 by John P. (Pat) Dugan, a wealthy pharmaceutical executive and philanthropist.

2009

As of 2009, only four percent of the charities it evaluated had earned at least five consecutive 4-star ratings.

2014

A 2014 survey of attitudes toward charity evaluation lauded Charity Navigator in six of seven categories.

2017

Initially, Charity Navigator provided financial ratings for 1,100 charities; it had data on 8,500 as of mid-2017.

2020

In October 2020, Charity Navigator acquired impact-based charity evaluator ImpactMatters.

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Founded
2001
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Headquarters
Glen Rock, NJ
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Founders
John Dugan,Marion Dugan,Pat Dugan
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