Oceana Receives the Highest Rating from Leading Charity Evaluator

Oceana, the largest international organization focused solely on protecting the world’s oceans, was recently awarded four stars by Charity Navigator, a leading charity evaluator based in the United States.  Less than one quarter of the charities evaluated by Charity Navigator have received four stars, their highest rating.  The organization defines four-star charities as those that “exceed industry standards and outperform most charities in their cause.”

“We wanted to be evaluated by Charity Navigator to provide donors with the transparency and information they need,” said Oceana’s CEO, Andrew Sharpless.

Charity Navigator applies data-driven analysis to the charitable sector.  The company evaluates 10 times more charities than its nearest competitor and attracts more visitors to its website than all other charity rating groups combined.

“Our data shows that users of our site gave more than they planned to before viewing our findings.  Last year Charity Navigator visitors gave over $3 billion in charitable gifts,” said Trent Stamp, President of Charity Evaluator.

Charity Navigator’s review of Oceana can be viewed at: http://www.charitynavigator.org/.