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The ranking is part of the magazine's "Contribute
200" issue, which rates many of the area's larger non-profits, including
18 environmental and parks organizations. Westchester Land Trust was number 1.
Here's how Contribute explains its ratings:
Contribute's reviews provide information on each charity's
program focus, sustainability, fundraising efficiency, and financial stability
and shows which charities have obtained independent, certified audits. We do
this using five consecutive years of the charity's financial information, based
on its latest available public 990 federal tax returns.
Organizational information used in the Guide is verified
through GuideStar [click on the GuideStar link below for more], the New York
Philanthropic Advisory Service of the Better Business Bureau [click on the BBB
link below for more], Charity Navigator, the New York Attorney General's
Office, the American Institute of Philanthropy, the Nonprofit Coordinating
Committee of New York, the IRS database, and the charities themselves.