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B Lab The nonprofit behind B Corp certification and stakeholder-governance standards, useful as a market signal but vulnerable to certification-brand dilution and discretionary standards. B Lab lands in the middle because ownership is comparatively aligned and governance has stronger accountability than peers, but person-dependent governance and material opacity prevents a stronger rating. certification nonprofit
CPERFORMATIVE38 tentative score
Medium confidence (AI) None found0
BBB Wise Giving Alliance A charity-accountability program that evaluates nonprofits against BBB standards for governance, effectiveness, finances, fundraising, and transparency. BBB Wise Giving Alliance scores well because ownership is comparatively aligned and governance has stronger accountability than peers, though person-dependent governance and ideological disavowal still limits the evaluation. charity watchdog
BQUALIFIED48 tentative score
Medium confidence (AI) None found0
Better Business Bureau A nonprofit network that accredits businesses, publishes BBB ratings, and mediates consumer complaints, with credibility limited by business-paid accreditation and prior pay-to-play criticism. Better Business Bureau remains weak because of person-dependent governance, ideological disavowal, and material opacity, even where the product or service has practical value. business accreditation and complaint system
DEXTRACTIVE21 tentative score
High confidence (AI) None found0
Candid / GuideStar A nonprofit-data infrastructure organization behind GuideStar profiles and transparency seals for nonprofit public information. Candid / GuideStar scores well because the model leaves more value with stakeholders and ownership is comparatively aligned, though person-dependent governance and ideological disavowal still limits the evaluation. nonprofit transparency platform
BQUALIFIED44 tentative score
Medium confidence (AI) None found0
Charity Navigator A nonprofit charity-rating platform that evaluates nonprofits using accountability, finance, impact, leadership, adaptability, culture, and community signals. Charity Navigator scores well because the model leaves more value with stakeholders and ownership is comparatively aligned, though person-dependent governance and ideological disavowal still limits the evaluation. charity evaluator
BQUALIFIED44 tentative score
Medium confidence (AI) None found0
CharityWatch An independent charity watchdog that analyzes audited financial statements, fundraising efficiency, governance, and donor-facing charity claims. CharityWatch scores well because the model leaves more value with stakeholders and ownership is comparatively aligned, though person-dependent governance and ideological disavowal still limits the evaluation. charity watchdog
AGOOD55 tentative score
Medium confidence (AI) None found0
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau A federal agency that supervises consumer-finance markets, handles complaints, and publishes consumer tools including consumer-reporting company lists. CFPB scores well because it gives ordinary people some public leverage against credit, debt, banking, mortgage, and reporting systems, though its durability depends on federal politics. federal consumer-finance watchdog agency
AGOOD52 tentative score
High confidence (AI) None found0
Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability A Christian financial-accountability accreditation body for churches and ministries, with standards for governance, stewardship, transparency, compensation, and fundraising. Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability lands in the middle because ownership is comparatively aligned and governance has stronger accountability than peers, but person-dependent governance and identity capture prevent a stronger rating. religious financial accreditation
CPERFORMATIVE36 tentative score
Medium confidence (AI) None found0
Fair Share Action A progressive political advocacy organization that supports issue campaigns and contributes to electoral efforts for candidates and allied political groups. It scores very low because the organization directly channels donor and activist resources into partisan electoral power while framing that work as broad fairness and public voice. progressive political advocacy organization
DEXTRACTIVE0 tentative score
Medium confidence (AI) None found0
b FairTest A nonprofit watchdog and advocacy organization focused on fair, open, valid, and educationally beneficial assessment. FairTest scores well because it challenges testing misuse and gives students, families, and educators public-interest tools against high-stakes testing gatekeepers. nonprofit standardized-testing watchdog
AGOOD55 tentative score
High confidence (AI) None found0
Frontier Group A research and policy center producing reports on environment, public health, consumer rights, democracy, transportation, waste, and related issues. Frontier Group scores in the middle because research can inform public accountability, but its agenda and leadership are embedded in The Public Interest Network rather than governed by a broad public or worker constituency. public-policy research organization
DEXTRACTIVE29 tentative score
High confidence (AI) None found0
Fund for the Public Interest (FFPIR) A canvassing and fundraising organization that runs field, phone, and membership operations for environmental and public-interest groups. It scores very low because the model turns idealistic young workers and donors into a high-pressure acquisition engine, and the labor record includes NLRB allegations around discharge and concerted activity. nonprofit canvassing and fundraising organization
DEXTRACTIVE3 tentative score
High confidence (AI) None found0
GiveWell An evidence-focused charity evaluator that researches cost-effective giving opportunities and publishes extensive reasoning, mistakes, and grant recommendations. GiveWell scores well because the model leaves more value with stakeholders and ownership is comparatively aligned, though person-dependent governance and ideological disavowal still limits the evaluation. charity evaluator
AGOOD58 tentative score
Medium confidence (AI) None found0
MASSPIRG A Massachusetts public-interest advocacy organization working on consumer protection, recycling, marketplace safety, government accountability, and related state policy issues. MASSPIRG scores in the low middle because the work can be useful, but the state PIRG model still relies on professional advocacy, student chapters, and waivable-fee funding that many affected students do not experience as ordinary democratic control. Massachusetts public-interest advocacy organization
DEXTRACTIVE24 tentative score
High confidence (AI) None found0
National Association of Community Health Centers A nonprofit association representing and supporting community health centers. NACHC scores well because it advocates for safety-net primary care and community-health infrastructure rather than extracting from patients, while trade-association limits and policy dependence keep it below direct democratic care. nonprofit community-health-center advocacy organization
AGOOD51 tentative score
High confidence (AI) None found0
National Community Pharmacists Association A trade association representing independent community pharmacies. NCPA scores above chain and PBM gatekeepers because it defends locally rooted pharmacies against concentrated prescription middlemen, but it remains a proprietary trade association rather than patient-governed infrastructure. independent community pharmacy trade association
CPERFORMATIVE40 tentative score
High confidence (AI) None found0
NYPIRG A New York nonprofit public-interest research and advocacy organization working on consumer, government accountability, environmental, health, and higher-education issues. NYPIRG scores higher than student-fee-heavy PIRG examples when treated as a more independent state organization, but it remains a professional advocacy institution rather than a worker-, student-, or citizen-governed public utility. New York public-interest research and advocacy organization
DEXTRACTIVE34 tentative score
High confidence (AI) None found0
Progressive Future Network A progressive network that says it runs, incubates, and financially supports organizations committed to freedom, justice, fairness, rights, opportunity, and tolerance. It scores low because the public description is broad and value-heavy while giving limited operational transparency about governance, fund flows, and who controls supported organizations. progressive advocacy incubator network
DEXTRACTIVE20 tentative score
Medium confidence (AI) None found0
Protect Borrowers / Student Borrower Protection Center A nonprofit advocacy, research, and litigation-strategy organization focused on protecting student-loan borrowers and challenging abusive debt practices. Protect Borrowers scores well because it gives borrowers public-interest leverage against servicers, lenders, and policy failures. nonprofit student-loan borrower advocacy organization
AGOOD55 tentative score
High confidence (AI) None found0
The Public Interest Network A nonprofit network operating and supporting public-interest, environmental, student, canvassing, research, and litigation organizations. It scores in the middle because its public-interest campaigns can restrain corporate power, but the coordinated network, fundraising apparatus, staff-union concerns, and moralized recruitment culture concentrate power behind advocacy branding. nonprofit advocacy network
DEXTRACTIVE28 tentative score
High confidence (AI) None found0
U.S. PIRG A federation of state Public Interest Research Groups working on consumer protection, public health, democracy, product safety, and related policy campaigns. U.S. PIRG scores in the qualified middle because it often challenges concentrated corporate power, but it also channels advocacy through a professional network with limited direct member or worker control. public-interest advocacy federation
DEXTRACTIVE32 tentative score
High confidence (AI) None found0