Youth Co-Op, Inc. Earns a Four-Star Rating From Charity Navigator
Miami, FL, June 5, 2025 – Youth Co-Op, Inc.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 Youth Co-Op, Inc. 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 Youth Co-Op 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 Youth Co-Op, Inc can accomplish in the years ahead.”
“Our 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 Connie Perez-Borroto, President and CEO of Youth Co-Op, Inc. “We hope it will introduce our work to new supporters who can help us advance our mission to promote the social well-being of Florida youth and families through education, employment, and empowerment, or e3.”
Youth Co-Op’s rating and other information about charitable giving are available free of charge on charitynavigator.org.
About Youth Co-Op, Inc. - Founded in 1973, Youth Co-Op, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to empowering youth and families to achieve financial independence and self-sufficiency. Through innovative educational programs, workforce development, and community engagement initiatives, Youth Co-Op provides essential services and opportunities to underserved communities in South Florida. For over five decades, the organization has transformed lives by fostering entrepreneurial skills, leadership, and economic empowerment. Learn more at www.ycoop.org.
