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Project K-9 Hero Earns a 100 % Four-Star Rating From Charity Navigator


Whitwell, TN - Project K-9 Hero is proud to announce that its strong financial health and ongoing effectiveness and reliability have helped it earn a Four-Star Rating from Charity Navigator. This rating designates Project K-9 Hero as an official “Give with Confidence” charity, indicating that our organization is using its donations effectively based on Charity Navigator’s comprehensive criteria that go beyond financials to reflect the work charities do. Charity Navigator is the nation’s largest charity evaluator, providing donors with thorough and credible ratings of more than 230,000 organizations. Since 2001, the organization has been an unbiased and trusted source of information for more than 11 million donors annually.


Charity Navigator analyzes overall nonprofit health and performance based on four key areas: Leadership & Adaptability to help donors understand if a charity has clarity of purpose, Accountability & Finance to explain if they are transparent and fiscally capable, Culture & Community to show how they engage with their constituents, and Impact & Results to explain what they have accomplished.


“We are delighted to provide Project K-9 Hero with third-party accreditation that validates their operational excellence,” said Michael Thatcher, president and CEO of Charity Navigator. “The Four-Star Rating is the highest possible rating an organization can achieve. We are eager to see the good work that Project K-9 Hero can accomplish in the years ahead.”


“Our 100% Four-Star Charity Navigator rating is further validation that our supporters can trust our commitment to good governance, but also that we’re using our donors’ gifts effectively,” said Jason Johnson, Founder/CEO of Project K-9 Hero. “In addition to the four-star rating, we earned perfect scores in every metric in all four beacons in Charity Navigator’s Encompass Rating System. We hope it will introduce our work to new supporters who can help us advance our mission to giving retired working dogs the lives they deserve.”


Project K-9 Hero is currently working hard towards funding its Capital Campaign to build a Rehabilitation & Rehoming Facility to care for more working dogs in need. This facility will save more lives by supporting and furthering their mission, allowing staff to provide an enriching, safe, and healthy environment for retired Heroes in need of an immediate home.


Project K-9 Hero’s rating and other information about charitable giving are available free of charge on Charity Navigator’s website at www.charitynavigator.org/ein/811770909

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About Project K-9 Hero 

Project K-9 Hero is a nonprofit organization dedicated to covering the costs of medical care, prescription food, end-of-duty services, rehabilitation, and rehoming for the nation’s retired Police K-9s and Military Working Dogs. Learn more at www.projectk9hero.org



Media Contact: Jason Johnson Project K-9 Hero info@projectk9hero.org

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Project K-9 Hero Earns a 100% Four-Star Rating From Charity Navigator