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Scoring Methodology Changes

Charity Navigator's public metrics and scoring framework changed in 2023

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Jan 9, 2026

What are the criteria that make a veterans charity eligible for Charity Navigator’s program-level Impact Assessment?

Charity Navigator’s program-level Impact Assessment is available only to charities that operate programs meeting specific, measurable criteria and that supply program-level data through the Charity Na...

Jan 9, 2026

How have Charity Navigator’s beacons and impact measures changed the ratings of well-known veterans charities compared with prior financial-only scores?

Charity Navigator’s shift from a financial-only metric to an “Encompass” beacon system has redistributed how veterans charities are scored by making Impact & Measurement — and other organizational bea...