ImpactMatters
{{short description|American charity assessment organization}}
ImpactMatters was an American charity assessment organization that evaluates the impact of charitable organizations.
History
ImpactMatters was founded in 2015{{cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/impactmatters-launches-nonprofit-ratings-help-123000334.html |title=ImpactMatters Launches New Nonprofit Ratings Service to Help Donors Identify High-Impact Nonprofits Ahead of Giving Tuesday |publisher=Yahoo! Finance |date=November 25, 2019 |accessdate=May 31, 2020 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20200531181509/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/impactmatters-launches-nonprofit-ratings-help-123000334.html |archivedate=May 31, 2020 |url-status=live}} by Dean Karlan and Elijah Goldberg at Yale University and launched its charity assessment tool in November 2019.{{cite news |last=Sullivan |first=Paul |date=2019-11-22 |title=New Rating System for Charities Aims to Measure Impact of Gifts |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/22/your-money/ratings-charities.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=2020-05-29 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20191122201202/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/22/your-money/ratings-charities.html |archivedate = November 22, 2019 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |last=Toussaint |first=Kristin |date=2019-12-02 |title=This nonprofit rating service measures effectiveness so you can make the most of Giving Tuesday |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90436867/this-nonprofit-rating-service-measures-nonprofit-effectiveness-to-make-the-most-of-giving-tuesday |work=Fast Company |access-date=2020-05-29 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20191202165206/https://www.fastcompany.com/90436867/this-nonprofit-rating-service-measures-nonprofit-effectiveness-to-make-the-most-of-giving-tuesday |archivedate = December 2, 2019 |url-status=live}} Counter to other evaluators which focus on overhead costs, ImpactMatters instead prioritized cost-effectiveness analysis. Funding for the organization came from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Goldsmith Foundation, Mulago Foundation, StickK and other private donors.
In October 2020, ImpactMatters announced their acquisition by Charity Navigator.{{cite web|url=https://www.impactmatters.org/ |title=ImpactMatters has been acquired by Charity Navigator. |date=2020-10-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018011028/https://www.impactmatters.org/ |archive-date=2020-10-18 |url-status=live}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.impactmatters.org/ ImpactMatters' official website]
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Category:Organizations established in 2015
Category:2015 establishments in Connecticut
Category:Defunct organizations based in the United States
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